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		ericmcer on Jan 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ibogaine banishes PTSD, small study finds 50% of the Food and drug administrations funding comes from pharmaceutical companies. So yeah big pharma runs our government regulatory agencies.

refurb on Jan 10, 2024 | [–]

That's because it's based on user fees. If you want a drug approved, you need to pay to have it reviewed.

Next you'll be telling me that car owners run the DMV.

ericmcer on Jan 11, 2024 | | [–]

If Ford and a few other large car manufacturers accounted for 50% of DMV funding you don’t think that could lead to conflicts of interest?

pipeline_peak on Jan 10, 2024 | [–]

Source please

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