(February 2, 2024 at 12:24 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: I am to the point of not wanting to deal with any medications or medical devices. Listening to the ads on TV for meds is a horror show when they list the potential side effects which often include death or permanent tics, twitches, or the inability to move some or all of your body.
This is the result of wanting extensive testing and fast time to market. During human trials for new drugs, any adverse condition must be reported. On a trial for Xanatific and get a rash on your legs? Report it, even if you goth the rash immediately after walking through poison oak. Got an itchy bump on your arm? Report it, even if you were sitting on the porch swing on summer evening swatting at flies. Got run over and killed by a car? Report it...
If there is a non-zero chance, no matter how miniscule, that whatever you're experiencing could be caused by the drug under testing it's included as a possible side effect until it can be ruled out. Of course, they stop testing as soon as they have approval, so those potential side effect lists never change. It's also why there's so little variation in the laundry list between Xanatific, Choleforica, Mylantrix, and Zynafixit.
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