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Could the Guys With Tinfoil on their Heads be Right?

crazy pixabayHey, maybe the guys with tinfoil on their heads are right! We discovered recently that the NSA was tapping our phones, reading our e-mails and using facial identification and license plate cameras to track our whereabouts. And now for those who object to that and are labeled paranoid by the headshrinkers, there’s a new Abilify pill that reports in from the stomach.

I guess it’s for those guys who can hide pills under their tongues and it’s too much trouble for junior headshrinkers to get out the tongue depressor and go looking. As could be expected, however, worries surfaced that Abilify patients who may be paranoid for some reason might get worse knowing that there’s a little pill in their stomach reporting in saying something like”I’ve been swallowed.”

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FDA Steps in to Stop Gaming of Orphan Drug System

The FDA is changing the rules on orphan drugs, according to a story on NPR. Makers of orphan drugs – which are developed for rare diseases that affect less than 200,000 people – get special treatment from the FDA, such as tax credits, waivers of fees and a seven-year monopoly on the drug. But orphan drugs can command huge price tags to consumers, and an investigation is under way after critics said some of the orphans — such as the psychopharmaceutical Abilify — were already licensed for common use by the FDA. New Commissioner Scott Gottlieb also announced other measures to be implemented.

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