Well, it seems that the FDA is failing in another sense too; namely, over-regulating and controlling drugs that are beneficial and much-needed.
Here's a note I received from a friend this week, a pro-life Christian whose perspective I fully trust.
He writes, "My wife, who is a pharmacist, was explaining to me how hospitals (she works at one) are beginning to run out of necessary drugs because of FDA over-regulation. One drug company representative said their company is about an inch or two from having to close up because of the regulations. [This company sells a drug that helps] all the electrolytes that keep your body in balance, which is one of the biggest issues for critically ill people. Today, the hospital where she was working at was running short of atropine, dextrose, calcium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, potassium phosphate, and potassium acetate."
My friend closed his note with this, "Isn't Obamacare going to be fun!"