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We republished Byron Richards' most recent article which specifically points out that this FDA Evilization Act of 2007 could allow the FDA to get into the business of licensing and selling drugs and medical devices. The bill also expands the financial incest between Big Pharma and the FDA by increasing the "user fees" paid by drug companies to the FDA for reviewing and approving its drugs. It is quite clear that the FDA is already functioning as the marketing branch of Big Pharma, and this new Evilization Act of 2007 would deepen the financial relationships between the two. For this reason (and many others), NaturalNews opposes this bill (S1082) and urges all Americans to oppose this bill by protesting it with your legislative representatives. What follows it the text of the original article, with some modifications of content based on new information. (My original article was written before the truth about the Reagan-Udall Foundation was revealed. Based on this new information, three paragraphs have been removed from the original article and I now openly oppose the passage of this bill.) Analysis of the FDA Revitalization Act of 2007The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 15-5 to approve a bill that aims to strengthen FDA oversight of drug company advertising and post-approval follow-up studies. The bill was sponsored by Wyoming Republican Sen. Mike Enzi and Massachusetts Democrat Sen. Edward Kennedy. The primary motive for the bill is to give the FDA more power to stop a future Vioxx disaster from being repeated.The Bush Administration is against the bill and offered sharp objections to the bill's provisions, saying it would slow down drug approvals. Republicans also argued that the banning of drug advertisements on television was "unconstitutional." The bill aims to accomplish several things: 1) Allow the FDA to fine drug companies that fail to conduct post-approval safety studies. 2) Allow the FDA to ban advertising of new drugs for two years after their initial approval. 3) Allow the FDA to review the safety of newly approved drugs 18 months after approval, and then again at 36 months (three years). 4) Raise the amount of money paid to the FDA by drug companies for the review and approval of their drugs. 5) Creates a Reagan-Udall non-profit foundation that could put the FDA in the drug business, allowing it to license and collect royalties on pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Analysis, commentary and satire by Mike AdamsOkay, let's get to the real story here. The bill has good intentions, but even if it passes, it still leaves the FDA fully in charge of a medical monopoly, paid and influenced by drug companies, and does nothing to outlaw direct-to-consumer drug advertising.Related CounterThink Cartoons:
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