Posted by Fungalfoot on September 27, 2006, at 12:12:26
I'm no lawyer but I think the legal profession is missing something here - a chance to make some really fat fees. I'm talking about withdrawal. I am a brand new newbie to this site but I have been struck by the suffering of people struggling to come off medication. You have my sympathy and best wishes for a speedy and safe recovery. I am battling to come off Zyprexa but my struggle is peanuts compared to what some people are going through.
And why are they going through it? Simply because the big drug companies didn't have the foresight, or consideration for their customers, to provide a withdrawal plan. I reckon if they can promote the use of their products they should also provide their customers with advice on how to come off the drug. But maybe they don't want us to come off the medication. Maybe they just want us to keep on taking the tablets and keep on providing them with their fat profits.
We all know that some of these drugs are downright dangerous. Coming off them is a painful process. I believe the big drug companies are failing in their duty of care to the customers who use their products. Their duty of care should comprise a warning that the drug in question is habit forming and they should provide research tested advice on how to come off the drug. I believe that the FDA should not licence a drug unless there is a withdrawal strategy included in the information leaflet.
One could also argue that the FDA has failed in its duty of care to the nation whenever a drug is licenced without a withdrawal strategy.
I would welcome a multi-billion dollar class action to make the fat cat Drug Companies pay for their failure to provide withdrawal care. :-))
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