Friday, December 17, 2010
IR Blog Post 3 - biggovernment.com
Death Panels Begin: Reaction to FDA's Decision to begin Rationing
The FDA has said that it would ration access to the late stage breast cancer drug Avastin. The FDA is concerned about side-effects that the drugs may have on the women that use it. Congressmen and women have lambasted the decision. Rep. Kay Granger says that she will commit herself to expanding access. Why did the FDA interfere with the private market when there clearly is a demand for these drugs? Why is the FDA able to unilaterally able to make decisions without congress? An article on healthmad.com describes the situation in the UK where the drug was previously banned. Avastin can extend the lives of terminal cancer patients for three years.
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I feel their trying to ban this drug not by means of selfishness. Clearly their must be something wrong with this drug or they might not understand the full side-effects that this drug has to offer. Yes it said to extend life but what if their is a lapse in judgement on the company who made this drug, and in fact worsened their chances of survival. So i don't believe the FDA is making a bad decision by trying to ban this drug by any means, since its for security and safety reasons.
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