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<blockquote>"Some products — such as new drugs and complex medical devices — must be proven safe and effective before companies can put them on the market. ... At the heart of all FDA's medical product evaluation decisions is a judgment about whether a new product's benefits to users will outweigh its risks." ([http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/ProductsApprovals/ucm106288.htm About FDA Product Approval])</blockquote> | <blockquote>"Some products — such as new drugs and complex medical devices — must be proven safe and effective before companies can put them on the market. ... At the heart of all FDA's medical product evaluation decisions is a judgment about whether a new product's benefits to users will outweigh its risks." ([http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/ProductsApprovals/ucm106288.htm About FDA Product Approval])</blockquote> | ||
Approval of a drug is not a sign of excellence, nor a guaranteed absence of risk. It is rather a compromise between benefit and risk. The same holds for our approvals of articles. | |||
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"Some products — such as new drugs and complex medical devices — must be proven safe and effective before companies can put them on the market. ... At the heart of all FDA's medical product evaluation decisions is a judgment about whether a new product's benefits to users will outweigh its risks." (About FDA Product Approval)
Approval of a drug is not a sign of excellence, nor a guaranteed absence of risk. It is rather a compromise between benefit and risk. The same holds for our approvals of articles.