Why are certain drugs taken off the market and not others?

[Guest guest]

Some estimate that pharmaceuticals are the fifth leading cause of death for

Americans and the leading cause of addiction. If these stats are true then are

certain pharmaceuticals taken off the market because they prove to be especially

deadly or because for some reason they've received more public scrutiny than

other pharmaceuticals? The media thrives on hype and increases ratings by

scaring the public about certain drugs that have killed a few people. The media

has to weigh the benefits of a story that increases ratings but may alienate its

corporate revenue sources. So why do some drugs which may have harmed only a

few individuals receive much more coverage and are banned than probably many

others that are at least as deadly?

[Guest guest]

So what are you proposing? That we select from the various degrees of

bad?

 

 

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Mon Aug 3, 2009 6:32 pm (PDT)

 

 

Some estimate that pharmaceuticals are the fifth leading cause of death

for Americans and the leading cause of addiction. If these stats are

true then are certain pharmaceuticals taken off the market because they

prove to be especially deadly or because for some reason they've

received more public scrutiny than other pharmaceuticals? The media

thrives on hype and increases ratings by scaring the public about

certain drugs that have killed a few people. The media has to weigh the

benefits of a story that increases ratings but may alienate its

corporate revenue sources. So why do some drugs which may have harmed

only a few individuals receive much more coverage and are banned than

probably many others that are at least as deadly?