A lethal guardian

The NOC allows the manu- facturer of a prescription drug to distribute the medicine to patients through the laws and regulations governing prescribing and dispensing in each province and is still the document the government issues to remove the ban. [...] A new Act in 953 prohibited manufacturers from giving samples of drugs to the general public and authorized the government to stop the sale of a drug that showed evidence of hazards of use, that is, was unsafe. [...] In 962, the Chairman of the Medical Section of the Canadian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association wrote: “It is not within the function of the Food and Drug Directorate to guarantee the quality of drugs sold in Canada, this assurance being provided by the trademark adopted by the manufac- turer.” [Parker, 1962] Furthermore, the Act required the manufacturer to submit data on safety but not on [...] The US Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 In the United States, the first law to require a manufacturer to get the government’s approval before distributing a medicine was the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 938. [...] Especially in a crisis, the poorly informed majority, who will not experience the consequences of their influencing the govern- ment to impose more intervention and regulation, will motivate the government to make decisions that reduce the welfare of affected patients.