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zymhan on Nov 16, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ibuprofen May Not Be as Safe as was Thought

No, the FDA is staffed by myriad professionals in biotech and drug testing and any number of relevant fields. They pour over the methodology, the results, and ensure that the study was conducted accurately and appropriately.

We have these regulatory agencies for a reason. The FDA is in fact far stricter about drug testing and approval than the EU is.

_e2gx on Nov 16, 2016 [–]

> They pour over the methodology

Minor correction: pore. Confused me quite a bit because I wasn't sure which of the spellings it was...

zymhan on Nov 16, 2016 | [–]

Ah, thank you, I looked at the definition for both and couldn't figure out which one I wanted. I blame the OS X spotlight dictionary :)

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