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To: medscribe; divine_moment_of_facts
You want a 20-year study?! If we took that approach to scientific and medicinal discovery, aspirin would still not be approved for human use.

Vioxx

625 posted on 02/05/2007 5:23:54 AM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom

Vioxx happened because patients and their docs disregarded the APRPOVED prescribing information and began popping pills like they were aspirin. Same thing happened with the Fen/Phen hysteria back in the 90s. Never underestimate the stupidity of the general public.


632 posted on 02/05/2007 5:40:29 AM PST by medscribe
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