Too Important for the Bureaucrats: Rethinking Risk and Regulatory Presumptions in Times of Crisis.
Am J Law Med
; 47(2-3): 249-263, 2021 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2062063
ABSTRACT
The posture of American regulation of medicine is negative-we assume that a new drug is unsafe and ineffective until it is proven safe and effective.1 This regulatory posture is a heuristic normative principle, a specific instance of the so-called precautionary principle in public health law.2 It is defensible, if debatable, in many ordinary circumstances.3 But like many normative heuristics, this negative posture may compel suboptimal decision-making in emergencies, where context-specific decisions must be made and a range of unique values may apply.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Public Health
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Drug Approval
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Decision Making
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Emergencies
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Legislation, Drug
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Law Med
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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