FDA Exposed: Hundreds of Drugs Approved without Proof They Work

[theLBC]

I don't actually start threads very often, but this is pretty fucked up if all of it is accurate.

FDA Exposed: Hundreds of Drugs Approved without Proof They Work ⋆ Brownstone Institute

The FDA has approved hundreds of drugs without proof they work—and in some cases, despite evidence they cause harm.

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Billions Wasted, Thousands Harmed​

Between 2018 and 2021, US taxpayers—through Medicare and Medicaid—paid $18 billion for drugs approved under the condition that follow-up studies would be conducted. Many never were.

The cost in lives is even higher.

A 2015 study found that 86% of cancer drugs approved between 2008 and 2012 based on surrogate outcomes showed no evidence that they helped patients live longer.

An estimated 128,000 Americans die each year from the effects of properly prescribed medications—excluding opioid overdoses. That’s more than all deaths from illegal drugs combined.

A 2024 analysis by Danish physician Peter Gøtzsche found that adverse effects from prescription medicines now rank among the top three causes of death globally.

Elmiron: Ineffective, Dangerous—And Still on the Market​

Another striking case is Elmiron, approved in 1996 for interstitial cystitis—a painful bladder condition.

The FDA authorised it based on “close to zero data,” on the condition that the company conduct a follow-up study to determine whether it actually worked.

That study wasn’t completed for 18 years—and when it was, it showed Elmiron was no better than placebo.

In the meantime, hundreds of patients suffered vision loss or blindness. Others were hospitalised with colitis. Some died.

Yet Elmiron is still on the market today. Doctors continue to prescribe it.

“Hundreds of thousands of patients have been exposed to the drug, and the American Urological Association lists it as the only FDA-approved medication for interstitial cystitis,” Lenzer and Brownlee reported.

 

[Redmanss]

Wait.

Hold on…

There’s corruption between big pharma and the FDA now?

Next they’ll tell me the ATF shoots dogs and the FBI imprisons citizens without trial for years on misdemeanor trespassing charges.

 

[Clob McStrunk]

That is impressive

Not in a good way of course

 

[Sniperwannabee]

That’s why I just stick with natural remedies

 

[theLBC]

That’s why I just stick with natural remedies

almost eveyone i know that sees a doctor regularly is on some medication, even the skinny ones. statins or something.

 

[Sniperwannabee]

almost eveyone i know that sees a doctor regularly is on some medication, even the skinny ones. statins or something.

All the medical schools are funded by big pharma so the doctors in the US are trained to prescribe a pill for every thing…except the ones that actually work…..healing people is bad business ex..ivermectin during Covid

 

[Franko]

Well, if we are lucky enough Robert Kennedy might be just crazy enough to rip the lid off and let in some sunlight. Although, I suspect that an accidental death is more likely in Mr. Kennedy's future...

 

[Aussie Joe]

Same way as bills get passed...