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The FDA Is Approving Drugs Without Evidence They Work
(jacobin.com)
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this post was submitted on 05 Jun 2025
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They even got to the FDA? Fuck that…
This is systemic.
I didn’t know that before today
In 2023, the pharmaceutical industry spent $383 million on federal lobbying, more than all other industries same in 2024.
Pharmaceutical companies have always spent more on lobbying, spending over $6.3 billion from 1998 to 2025
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Notably, Phenylephrine was approved in pill form for decongestion, and is all over the place... but doesn't do a damn thing. Trying to keep pseudoephedrine limited in the market to try to fight meth.