Re: FDA pressured to Ban Serzone NOW, as Canada's ban.goes into effect!

All drugs have side effect. In fact the side effects are usually why
people take certain drugs, like antidepressants. Ritilan can cause heart
problems if you are overweight and have high blood pressure. SHould they
ban that as well? Or Morphine can become addictive and or kill you
Should we just drop that on off the list too? or how about Ibuprofen it
can destroy your stomach better get rid of it. Heck maybe we should just
make all drugs illegal. Than everything would be sold on the black
market and we wouldn't need those pesky doctors anymore. Or maybe we
should adjust make doctors aware of possible side effects and let them
judge whether it is safe for the patient.

jake wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 01:17:27 +0000, Dave Bird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> 
> >In article<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Larry Brash
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >>Jurgen wrote:
> >>>
> >>> X-No-Archive: yes
> >>>
> >>> http://www.citizen.org/hot_issues/issue.cfm?ID=664
> >>>
> >>> Oct. 29 - New reports of deaths, injuries from antidepressant Serzone; FDA
> >>> should ban now
> >>>
> >>> FDA Should Follow Lead of Europe; Canada, Remove Drug from Market, Public
> >>> Citizen Says
> >>>
> >>> New reports of deaths and severe injuries from liver failure in patients
> >>> taking the antidepressant Serzone (nefazodone) require that the U.S. Food
> >>> and Drug Administration (FDA) act immediately to protect U.S. patients,
> >>> Public Citizen said today.
> >>>
> >>> Ban the Anti-Depressant Serzone
> >>
> >>I agree, ban it, but ban it because it is a useless antidepressant.
> >>Does anyone still prescribe it?
> >
> > It sounds to me like an excessive panic.
> 
> But then you are not dying from a Serzone induced liver disorder are
> you?