Survey finds Americans distrustful of FDA overall

A new survey has found that many Americans are confused and somewhat distrustful of the U.S. government's role in keeping those expensive prescriptions medicines safe for use.

In an age of drug recalls, death from side effects and unwavering drug marketing with questionable tactics, I am surprised a survey hasn't revealed this earlier. Do you understand the explicit details about all the drugs you're taking? My guess: you most likely do not. My question: why not?

I would say that more than 40 percent of Americans are on some kind of prescription drug (it's probably quite a bit higher than that), but those who are just don't innately trust oversight of these products -- but feel they have little choice when an ailment or sickness comes up.

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