Posted by adamie on September 7, 2001, at 16:54:19
In reply to Taking drugs that are not approved by the FDA?, posted by fluffykitty on September 7, 2001, at 16:00:36
> Im talking here about Adrafinil which a number of people here take and advocate. I looked at the web pages on it. Its not approved in the USA right?!
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> Is anyone concerned about the risks of taking a drug that is not approved by the FDA? Sure it sounds like a cool and good drug and its approved in France and Europe but how much long term study has been done on it? What if they find out in a few years that it causes some type of cancer or something?
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> Thanks.
the drug is very cheap, has very little marketing value, and it just costs a lot of money to go through the FDA aproval process. the company is therefor not bothering with it. america is not the only source of medication.
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