FDA to Abandon Expert Reviews of New Drugs

Sunday, September 14, 2025

FDA leaders are moving to abandon a decades-old policy of asking outside experts to review drug applications, a move critics say would shield the agency's decisions from public scrutiny.

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FDA leaders under President Trump are moving to abandon a decades-old policy of asking outside experts to review drug applications, a move critics say would shield the agency's decisions from public scrutiny. @arthurallen202.bsky.social has the details: kffhealthnews.org/news/article ...

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-- KFF Health News (@kffhealthnews.org) Sep 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM

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MAGA is insane. Murderously insane.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2025-09-14 08:44 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

And just when I wanted a new drug ...

One that won't make me sick
One that won't make me crash my car
Or make me feel three feet thick
I want a new drug
One that won't hurt my head
One that won't make my mouth too dry
Or make my eyes too red ...

#2 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-09-14 11:43 AM | Reply

This is an excellent example of "Populism", which is exactly what we voted for.

When information is not popular, the populist remakes the information until it is popular.

This is a terrible way to run a country, and never works out well. Some countries have never recovered from going down this path, other are still affected by consequences decades later.

#3 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-09-14 12:39 PM | Reply

#2 | Posted by donnerboy

On a side note, I used to love Huey Lewis and the News as a little kid in the 80s.

Then Huey bought some property down in Montana's Bitterroot valley and has been trying ever since to shut down public access to the public land surrounding his property.

If there isn't access to public land, the land is effectively private property.

It's a total dick move.

#4 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-09-14 12:43 PM | Reply

"MAGA is insane. Murderously insane."Rhet will probably need drugs too so we could add "suicidally insane." Or we can, at least, hope it works out that way for them; not really though, I have some MAGAs in my family too.

#5 | Posted by danni at 2025-09-14 01:13 PM | Reply

It's a total dick move.

#4 | POSTED BY HORSTNGRABEN

His new drugs made him mean and grumpy?

Wrong drugs. Obviously. He should try that stuff Elmo is using.

It makes you jump for joy and jiggle your belly over any thing. Even if it's wrong or evil.

#6 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-09-14 01:18 PM | Reply

More and more drugs are being found to increase the possibility of dementia but the science to look for that danger is rarely done.

#7 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-09-15 08:51 AM | Reply

I'd bet having the equivalent amount of plastic to equal one plastic spoon in your brain isn't helping on the dementia front.

Besides. What could possibly go wrong with not having experts not evaluate new drugs? /s. This from the same MAGA/MAHA morons that cry out about vaccinations not being thoroughly tested (billions served)?

These dumbaases have no clue what they are doing. They're driven by emotion and lack basic reasoning skills. They exhibit ZERO critical thinking.

Thank god Florida's leading the way in banning vaccination requirements! That'll show 'em! Not to mention now Florida's going to ban Pediatricians from refusing to see unvaccinated children. What could go wrong when you bring a sick unvaccinated kid into a practice where other kids have not yet developed full immunity to the diseases those little typhoid Mary's are carrying?

Look to other states to follow Florida's lead. Maybe our "populist" Federal Goverment will follow, too?

What a sht-show rodeo. Yee-haw.

#8 | Posted by YAV at 2025-09-15 09:03 AM | Reply