tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post3978025841980369727..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: Greed Might Not Be Good But It Must Be ProtectedSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-20621017604669817672016-09-10T12:30:40.063-05:002016-09-10T12:30:40.063-05:00Maybe she should think about patents and getting g...Maybe she should think about patents and getting generic drugs out faster. That might be cheaper and at least as goodBillCinSDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-21345208666032521642016-09-10T10:07:08.748-05:002016-09-10T10:07:08.748-05:00"The government should always negotiate when ..."The government should always negotiate when buying drugs, but the pharmaceutical lobby is too powerful. It's odd that McArdle would ignore their lobby, as she was so very concerned with prison guard lobbies."<br /><br />My rwnj brother-in-law has been obsessed with unions since the 80's. His principal argument against public sector unions is that the union, when in negotiations with the gov' (at whatever level), has skin the game. The union really wants to get as much money as possible for its members. The gov't negotiators on the other hand don't have any reason to bargain hard since hey can just raise taxes. When my sister allows this conversation to continue I've asked how that is different from a company or companies negotiating contracts with the gov't.<br /><br />I have yet to get a satisfactory reply to that. I am unable to keep straight when greed is good and when it is bad I guess. mccamjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219447000482810272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-75808169596794348342016-09-09T13:11:25.110-05:002016-09-09T13:11:25.110-05:00Except the FDA does NOT want drugs and devices to ...Except the FDA does NOT want drugs and devices to be "perfect." That's just horseshit. They DO want you to show that your drug is at least as good as what's on the market in terms of efficacy for whatever condition they're treating. If the efficacy is similar to, possibly even not as high as, something on the market, but the side-effect profile is different--e.g., no black-box warning where the current standard has one, or something like that--that's also an improvement. But exactly NONE of this has to do with insisting on "perfection." what an idiot.<br />-naryaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-15530559029708513472016-09-07T11:02:16.085-05:002016-09-07T11:02:16.085-05:00I know Tony. I read that sentence three times and ...I know Tony. I read that sentence three times and still couldn't figure out what the objection should be. Then she says they don't take cheaper into account. So is she advocating that the FDA should approve things that aren't as good as what is on the market already because they are cheaper? You want the cheaper stent with the 50% failure rate? How about an epi pen that works 70% of the time but is only $400? Does she think the FDA is just there to frustrate wannabe John Reardons?fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522672049371678717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-87790977698144715822016-09-07T09:27:30.424-05:002016-09-07T09:27:30.424-05:00We need the FDA to keep companies from killing peo...We need the FDA to keep companies from killing people, or adulterating products to increase profits. It probably needs to be improved to work better (like most organizations) but McArdle isn't interested in improving it.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-57342533314345242582016-09-07T09:01:04.927-05:002016-09-07T09:01:04.927-05:00A lot of the reason that it can be so hard to get ...A lot of the reason that it can be so hard to get new drugs and devices approved is that the FDA too often wants those drugs and devices to be perfect -- at least as good as anything already on the market and preferably better. <br /><br />What a stupid government program!tony in san diegohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17610599999844228511noreply@blogger.com