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Label will look like. sometimes safety is put aside because you have drug companies that try to argue with the fda and say that conclusions were not accurate. with respect to nuvaring, it's true that all hormonal contraceptives carry some risk of blood clot, but multiple studies have associate the ring with a higher risk that has not been disclosed. it is disconcerting that they knew about this before nuvaring was approved for the market. leaving out that critical warning information from the label has proved critical to thousands of women who suffered from blood clots. sometimes they have bee...

Approval sort of thing. they're supposed to be policing big pharma on our behalf. do you think that the fda is doing enough for consumers? >> no, it's not doing enough for consumers, especially since it was created for the consumer. in terms of fda regulation, they have been given more authority by a congress to impose label changes when safety information becomes available after a drug is brought on to the market. previously, it was a voluntary action on the part of a drug company to update its label. but with nuvaring, since 2007, congress gave the fda the authority to unilaterally impose a ...

That's something that congress would have to address if they were able to try and move the fda in a more independent direction where it's not completely dependent on the pharmaceutical industry. >> let's take a step back and look at this more from the consumer predictive, even if you don't know how the fda works. when people see political adds and the political says i approve this message, a lot of people are like that's weird, politics is weird. actually, they are forced by federal law to say that, right? walk us through why a couple would want these rules that force these companies at the en...

Caused blood clots and other severe side effects. now 1,500 women are suing in a mass litigation in federal court. they claim the drug makers not only knew about the risk, but lobbied the fda to soften the label. the claim was disputed, telling "the huffington post," "the company has provided appropriate and timely information about nuva ring to consumers and the medical, scientific and regulatory communities, but we remain confident in the safety and efficacy provile offile of nuvaring. it raises bigger questions about the fda's relationship with big pharma, and behind the scenes tug of war b...

Gander. cant that it? -- >> no it is not. >> paul, if you could do my job you would have looked that up and found out that is the phrase. >> i did and couldn't find it. >> why does mitt romney anything about the shot? >> i don't know what your problem s. it is not for me to say. i understand if you are not comfortable talking about it on air. >> i am uncomfortable with everybody running around with all of saws. that can be dangerous. >> i have always said if you make out with a goose, yea, gander. >> i say wear a nuva ring if you are porking out with the goose. dash you are making out with