Not directly related to HepC, but of interest to our US friends, and source of amazement to me. Particularly this section_
Contrary to Popular Belief the FDA Does NOT Independently Evaluate Drugs
Contrary to what Getler and PBS would have you and the public believe — the idea that the FDA does independent objective premarket evaluations — the "FDA does not develop or test products; FDA experts review the results of laboratory, animal, and human clinical testing done by manufacturers" only.3
The lack of independent verification of drug companies' claims is a major problem, as fudging and manipulating research has become commonplace. Investigations have shown that most of the scientific misconduct occurs in the drug literature (compared to general biomedical literature).
articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/arch...ary-supplements.aspx
As always, take Dr Mercola's writings with a grain of salt, but mostly he's pretty on the ball.
Edit - for clarification, "PBS" in this article refers to America's Public Broadcasting System, not Australia's Prescription Benefits Scheme.
M 61yo HCV+ ~ 30 yrs Gt1a F2 VL 223,000 ALT 54 AST 42 Tx start Sof/Dac 17Dec15.
SVR4 at 7Apr16 ALT 22 AST 22
SVR12 at 9Jun16 ALT 23 AST 25
Melbourne, Australia
