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Saturday, December 25, 2004 3:58 PM

Whistle Blower is My New Hero

 

 

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> Whistle Blower is My New Hero

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> http://www.mercola.com/2004/dec/18/vioxx.htm

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> Dr. David Graham, associate director in the FDA's Office of Drug Safety,

> called the FDA's approval of arthritis drug Vioxx, " The single greatest

drug

> safety catastrophe in the history of this country or the history of this

> world. " Graham went on to cite the following statistic: A staggering

88,000

> to 139,000 Americans suffered heart attacks and strokes as a result of

> taking Vioxx.

>

> In addition to Vioxx, Graham named five other drugs that are putting the

> lives of the public at risk. The five drugs in question are:

>

> * Meridia

> * Crestor

> * Accutane

> * Serevent

> * Bextra

>

> Graham stated that the FDA's inability to protect Americans from another

> case similar to the Vioxx case was clear evidence that massive changes

need

> to be implemented for the future protection of the public.

>

> One of the regulatory changes Graham proposed was granting the Office of

> Drug Safety independent regulatory authority. Presently, safety officers

are

> faced with a conflict of interest in the event they have to convince the

> Office of New Drugs that a drug is causing side effects. The conflict

arises

> because the very group that approved the drug in the first place is also

> responsible for taking regulatory action against any post-marketing

> activities.

>

> Graham's Future

>

> Tom Devine, Graham's lawyer, stated that Graham would be exiled from his

> duties of reviewing drugs and placed in the office of the commissioner.

> Devine described this position as " filling space under the scrutinizing

> watch of a babysitter. "

>

> USA Today November 25, 2004

>

> British Medical Journal November 27, 2004

>

> Dr. Mercola's Comment:

>

> Dr. David Graham is one of my new heroes. He is the person who blew the

> whistle on the FDA when he testified before Congress about Vioxx late in

> November.

>

> So what does Dr. Graham get for blowing the whistle?

>

> He's going to be exiled from his work reviewing drugs and put to work in

the

> office of the commissioner. The irony here is unmistakable. First, the FDA

> is quietly let off the hook after approving a drug responsible for causing

> almost 139,000 deaths, and then the person who speaks out against this is

> stripped of his job responsibilities.

>

> I look up to Dr. Graham not only for his honest testimony and concern for

> public safety, but for the integrity of his character. His background

> information includes father to six children, assistant scoutmaster and a

> wiry long-distance runner turned backpacker who, when flummoxed, begins

> sentences with an " Oh, golly. " He is no slacker, as he was educated at one

> of the leading medical schools in the world, Johns Hopkins University

School

> of Medicine. He also attended Yale and the University of Pennsylvania.

>

> This is a man of conviction, and he will likely be one of the single

leading

> forces making a dent in this fatally flawed paradigm. Perhaps I am biased

> because he is a fellow runner, but I LOVE this guy and hope I will be able

> to meet him some day.

>

> Related Articles:

>

> $30 Billion Vioxx Recall -- The Dangers, Powerful Lessons & Safe

> Alternatives that Everyone Must Know

>

> Vioxx Increases Heart Attacks 50 Percent: FDA Study

>

> In Light of Vioxx, Bextra Getting A Closer Look

>

> Before Vioxx Was Pulled From the Market the FDA Approved it For Kids!

>

> Aspartame Disease: An FDA-Approved Epidemic

>

> FDA Publishes Final Rule to Require Labeling About Antibiotic

Resistance

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