Ask a Patient Opinion Poll

Do you think the quality and safety of drugs manufactured in the US are better or worse than they were 20 years ago?

Voter Comments (the following are opinions of readers and not AskaPatient.com)

• This is a silly question impossible to answer.

• But most aren't manufactured in the US anymore they are out sourced.

• The variety of drugs avaliable today has improved more lives than harmed.

• I believe there is countfeiting going on

• Before one takes a new drug do your research on reported problems. Don't be a statistic.

• I think the consumer is used more and more as a lab rat than ever before.

• health "no one cares" about patients

• fda in bed with pharmaceutical co's.

• It was 20 yrs ago, of course it was better?

• Pain killer have greatly improved, this resulting in higher demand for illegal sale.

• You want to reduce healthcare costs? Look at big pharma!

• we want fast approval but safer testing,you can't have both.

• since most of our drugs are made overseas, we don't trust the purity of them.

• The FDA "fast track" makes us all lab rats. Politics/money keep the truth buried

• So many drugs are making people worse.Not tested enough before prescribing.

• an I'm a pharmaceutical chemist-

• generics are not all equal...side effects under-reported

• Drug companies should not do safety testing on their own products.

• Too many side effects

• drug manufacturers are only thinking for their profit than to cure

• I think we are sheep and follow doctors order regardless of side effects at the expense of our child

• No federally forced health insurance. Actual health care. More drugs but reign in Big Pharma

• it's all about money with these drug company's. Not enough testing and too many issues after the fa

• Drugs today are rushed to market, the FDA is in the pocket of the BIG PHARMAS. It's sickening.

• Too many possible serious side effects

• Concerned about counterfeit drugs in the system!!

• corrupt FDA and big Pharma mean you are better off avoiding docs.

• drugs treat symptoms, not causes

• yes in pain medication change with hydrocodone apparent 2005

• Every week we see another Class Action Lawsuit against yet another drug. Not Tested enough.

• people are living lots longer due to better drugs

• Well Drug Companies get sued for millions when one of their products creates harm to patients,

• too expensive

• I didn't know US manufactured any drugs here.

• fewer devastating side effects

• I feel like Drs are not asking qualifying questions any more.

• horrible brain altering drugs on the market now.

• Its all about the money

• side effect are chilling

• Almost every drug has bad side effects.

• My aunty was on meds all her life now its me

• Side effects of most drugs are extremely harmful.

• US over charges for medicines

• to many drugs! for everything! Scary country run by big Pharma

• Big pharma controls the healthcare industry

• The FDA only cares about business-not people.

• They are now drug pushers and what they want you to take.

• It seems to be all about the money the drug manufacturers make

• hard to tell as there has always been the problem of data manipulation by some drug companies

• need support groups like 4 cancer

• generics can be +/- %20...what do you think they are doing?

• everything is about profit, not making people well

• drug companies only care about the bottome line not the people who are receiving these drugs!

• Benzene is not an appropriate base for pharmacuticals and the claim that they are largely unmetaboli

• Big Pharma wants 100% of the population on high cost drugs.

• pushing them through without sufficient testing.

• drug companies have to much control and sacrifice people for monetary gain

• both us and overseas!

• Drug Companies outside of US, Western Europe, and Israel hardly ever get inspected by the FDA

• More interested in profit than patients well being!

• I think it is all about the money now and not finding a real cure.

• I am tired of the doctors accusing the patients of not knowing what is causing this pain.

• I am tired of the doctors accusing the patients of not knowing what is causing this pain.

• Drugs have gotten worse since 1994 when Congress gave FDA permission to take money from pharmeceutic

• too much lobby clout by big pharma

• generics are not dependable

• drugs are too expensive!

• heard on ABC news that 80% of drugs R made in foreign countries with loose stadards (e.g.,India

• a little worse

• fda needs rebuilding with responsible scientists and doctors.

• Better drug but fewer people have access to them when needed

• I didn't know there were any drugs manufactured in U.S.

• Perhaps the FDA is getting into population control!!

• There are plenty of bad drugs that are off the market from back then and plenty that are still on.

• Everyone is a guina pig now for whatever they come up with.

• probably the same, we just didn't hear about the foo-pas before, also their budget has been slashed.

• SO MUCH WORSE

• better, side effects are known

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