WHEN PATIENTS SAY:DON'T BAN MY DRUG

摘要

ANYONE WHO THINKS Food & Drug Administration forums are eye-glazing recitations of scientific data should read the transcripts of the Apr.10 hearings on silicone gel breast implants.The U.S.banned the implants for most uses in 1992,and the FDA is considering whether to allow them back on the market.An advisory panel considered the inconclusive scientific data and then listened to more than 12 hours of emotional testimony,both pro and con,from some 150 women who have tried the implants.The next day the panel members voted by a narrow 5 to 4 margin to recommend against approval.