And everything’s not black and white. Vioxx may have been useful if only prescribed for people at risk of a GI bleed. Giving it to everybody made the risk outweigh the reward. Of course, Merck bears responsibility for that, but the drug itself may not have been all bad
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VIOXX was kind of unfairly vilified. Its no more dangerous than any other NSAID.https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnlamattina/2019/10/10/vioxx-once-vilified-like-thalidomide-may-also-return-to-the-market/#5abff8527e2f …
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My brother made the “science changes its mind when it finds out new things” argument. “So science doesn’t know anything.” My mum taught middle-school science. She looked pained. I said, probably too loudly, THAT’S LITERALLY HOW THE SCIENTIFIC PROCESS WORKS.
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Also Bextra was pulled for a rare skin condition, not the same reason as Vioxx. It just became apparent after it was released
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"They" is feature not a bug of anti-science antivaxxers and conspiracy critters. Also trying to hitch a ride on cruel and infamous episodes versus "hey what happened to polio?".
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It's a hot mess of a meme, left and right. Lemme see...tobacco! Let's pick that! Epidemiologists Ernst Wynder and Richard Doll make the connection btw smoking and lung cancer 1940s/50s but then face a well-organized, well-financed, badly-intentioned campaign of dissembling...
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure none of these had widespread scientific consensus supporting them like vaccines do.
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