I've joined a new group on FB for parents and care-providers for children w/ autism. One of the current threads I've been following and commenting on concerns a person who's child was prescribed a drug that is approved for children w/ autism, but the child is under the guideline age/weight, and the purpose of the script is off-label (fyi- that means the use of the drug for that purpose has not been officially studied, nor is it approved for that use by the FDA)
my big beef is that I get really tee-d off by drug companies using desperate parents who PAY THE DRUG COMPANY to basically be experimental subjects. Then these same drug companies turn around and say their pre-release research is soooo expensive that they HAVE to have a monopoly on the drug for 7 years and force people to pay up the wahzoo during those 7 years. and the clincher? those 7 years are also used for research where you, the consumer, are paying the drug company to be a research subject.
What's happening during those 7 years? they are starting the Long term results of extended use of the drug. this is WHY we get drug recalls, and law suits against drug companies because of unforseen drug effects in the general population.
It is the stupidest thing. unless I am dying, I will NEVER take a drug that does not have a generic version.
and now for my vaccine gripe- this is why my kids will NOT EVER get flu shots, H2N2 shots, or the stupid new HPV vaccine shots. MAYBE when they are older, I may let them get a meningitis shot, but I'm still deciding on that one. it's the same reason. these companies RACE to get FDA approval, but they all have little if ANY (H2N2 specifically) research done on them. and Flu shots are hit or miss. they literally guess which strain will be most virulent and make it for that, but there is really no knowing which strain of flu will be most pervasive in any flu season... I really believe unless you have other complications or are at a high risk of infection/respiratory problems, you should ignore the hype. Healthy individuals are very likely able to fight most viral infections well.
I get so mad at how backward this all is.
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