Unapproved Drugs in Medicaid
Almost $200 million over four years, and to read the media accounts you would think this is a bad thing. I suspect it is a good thing – for the patients and for the taxpayers. Aspirin was never approved by the FDA and many experts think that under today's ridiculous rules it probably couldn't pass. [link]
Right on!!!
The reason doctors prescribe these older (grandfathered) drugs is because they work.
I agree with Greg. Medicaid patients are lucky the FDA hasn’t decided to approve the older drugs.
The FDA is not pro-patient. It is pro-nanny-state- order-everyone-around-and-tell-them-what-to-do.