From what I’ve read, it can take more than ten years to get FDA approval for a new drug. That’s part of the reason why drugs are so expensive. You’ve got to be paying the doctors and researchers and lawyers and such for a long time before you have any chance at making any money. (And as a side note, I think that’s why healthcare is more expensive in the U.S. We’re bearing more of the burden of drug research.) <\/p>\n
With something like COVID-19, I’m sure they’re going to fast track the process. <\/p>\n
While thinking about all that, it struck me as odd (once again) that drugs go through such rigorous review, while dietary supplements don’t. <\/p>\n
Some dietary supplements are just normal stuff. Turmeric and ginger, for example, or something that people have been making tea from for a hundred years. Other supplements might be more questionable. But I think the big issue is the dose. A little ginger is probably good for you. That doesn’t mean that a whole lot of it is. And some of these supplements have way more of the secret super-whatever than you could reasonably get from food. <\/p>\n
This was a big topic of conversation in the regulatory publishing world — back when I was in that world, about 15 years ago. And it seems nothing much has changed. <\/p>\n
We seem<\/i> to have overly lax regulation of dietary supplements, and overly restrictive regulation of drugs. And for some reason, it’s stayed that way for a long time. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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