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The amount of warnings not to take while pregnant on this pack of thalidomide. (It's still useful for treating certain cancers)
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This is for Americans. Let that sink in. WE need these warnings...and a lot ( and I mean A LOT) won't see these warnings.
No we don’t, because it wasn’t approved in the US until the late 90s and only for treating VERY specific cancers.
It was pushed out in West Germany in the 50s specifically as a morning sickness med while pregnant, which is why these warnings are on there.
Have you ever seen a pack of cigarettes in Europe
Are you trying to say people in many countries wont see these warnings because of weak regulations for the pharmaceutical industry? I dont get what you mean when you say "WE (Americans) need these warnings," because that sounds like youre saying Americans are so stupid they need the warnings when I would say that everyone should be warned about thalidomide side effects.
actually, the FDA refused to approve this drug, which is why we don't have a generation of people with terminal limb deformities from it.
Huh.. I don’t understand your point. So you think we should just know that this medicine is dangerous for pregnant women?
Eh, kinda a stretch to make this about Americans.
In the original thalidomide problem it was the same 'paranoia' that kept it entirely off the market in the US.
Beyond that, I'm not sure I get the reasoning behind "Americans are so dumb that they put safety and usage instructions on cancer medication, with emphasis on the most severe warnings!”
Why wouldn't you want to label dangerous things that are actually, uniquely hazardous?
I believe, in general, it's a lot harder to hold a company liable for your own stupidity in Europe.
Reminds me.. back in the 90s I had two Miatas, one imported from Canada and one from the US. In the operating manuals, one difference that stood out in the US manual was the inclusion of a warning to not stand while driving.
Those poor Canadian Miata owners didn't stand a chance, did they.
I'm wondering due to the size of Miata why an American would think they could stand while driving.