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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 216760" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Totoro,</p><p> </p><p>When in doubt, REPORT. Usually a mom's instincts, you know - that nagging feeling that just doesn't go away?- are right. Especially when it comes to something with our kids. We may be off when it comes to ourselves, but when it comes to the kids we are on target.</p><p> </p><p>So report it, and if enough parents report things then there will be more warnings. Part of reporting's importance is that the studies done on medications are paid for by drug companies. Reactions, findings, etc. that do not support what the drug companies what to hear are hidden or ignored, sometimes even entire studies are buries. The researchers are bound by contracts to not tell anyone about it, even if the whole study is hidden and it is dangerous.</p><p> </p><p>So if we parents find something, and can report it enough, we will have some say over the drug companies.</p><p> </p><p>Just an example of what the drug co's can hide: There was a study that showed very clearly that amoxicillin does NOT treat ear infections. It was worse than a placebo. The drug co forced the doctor who did the research to NOT say anything. They wanted amoxicillin (the pink bubblegum antibiotic) to become the first drug that docs rx'd for ear infections. The study was buried and millions of doses of amoxicillin were given to kids. </p><p> </p><p>Kids who had to suffer with ear infections (which are extremely painful in my opinion) for a full week to 2 weeks while taking a medication that clearly had been shown to NOT treat ear infections. So the bacteria in the body for other things learned all about how to become resistant to antibiotics and kids lost school time, parents lost work time, etc all so that the drug companies could make their $$$.</p><p> </p><p>The researcher eventually broke his confidentiality and came forward to the press - the Wall Street Journal covered this whole thing - it RUINED the man's career and it was not covered as widely as it should have been because drug companies are very very powerful. Plus docs already had it in their heads that amoxicillin is the first medication you should give to a kid with an ear infection. So even now they give it to kids if parents don't argue against it.</p><p> </p><p>THIS is why we parents need to report problems to the FDA directly!</p><p> </p><p>Off my soapbox now!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 216760, member: 1233"] Totoro, When in doubt, REPORT. Usually a mom's instincts, you know - that nagging feeling that just doesn't go away?- are right. Especially when it comes to something with our kids. We may be off when it comes to ourselves, but when it comes to the kids we are on target. So report it, and if enough parents report things then there will be more warnings. Part of reporting's importance is that the studies done on medications are paid for by drug companies. Reactions, findings, etc. that do not support what the drug companies what to hear are hidden or ignored, sometimes even entire studies are buries. The researchers are bound by contracts to not tell anyone about it, even if the whole study is hidden and it is dangerous. So if we parents find something, and can report it enough, we will have some say over the drug companies. Just an example of what the drug co's can hide: There was a study that showed very clearly that amoxicillin does NOT treat ear infections. It was worse than a placebo. The drug co forced the doctor who did the research to NOT say anything. They wanted amoxicillin (the pink bubblegum antibiotic) to become the first drug that docs rx'd for ear infections. The study was buried and millions of doses of amoxicillin were given to kids. Kids who had to suffer with ear infections (which are extremely painful in my opinion) for a full week to 2 weeks while taking a medication that clearly had been shown to NOT treat ear infections. So the bacteria in the body for other things learned all about how to become resistant to antibiotics and kids lost school time, parents lost work time, etc all so that the drug companies could make their $$$. The researcher eventually broke his confidentiality and came forward to the press - the Wall Street Journal covered this whole thing - it RUINED the man's career and it was not covered as widely as it should have been because drug companies are very very powerful. Plus docs already had it in their heads that amoxicillin is the first medication you should give to a kid with an ear infection. So even now they give it to kids if parents don't argue against it. THIS is why we parents need to report problems to the FDA directly! Off my soapbox now! [/QUOTE]
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