Posted by allisonm on May 12, 2002, at 9:47:39
In reply to Re: Phil- re: message on other board » judy1, posted by Phil on May 6, 2002, at 12:42:56
Hey Phil,
If you are referring to the SJS site, I didn't see a problem with it. I always take everything with a grain of salt anyway, but this site seems to me to be one trying to draw attention to a rare disease that occurs mostly in young children. It only mentions allergic drug reactions to bring some familiarity to a subject most people don't know anything about (SJS). Sure there are probably a lot of deaths from drug reactions or allergies in specific. Penicillin will kill me if I take it. FDA I think has some pretty strict regulations and tries its best to test for all such reactions before a drug is released to the public. Shit still happens, though.
I don't see how a site such as this one -- focusing mostly on SJS -- would cause people to drop their medications. There's all kinds of info out there. We cannot, and it is not our job to try to protect people from themselves by censoring ourselves. People have minds of their own and are capable of looking up more information and making their own decisions about what they read and hear. If they do have concerns, I would hope that they would consult a physician before coming off a drug.
Just my take. Please swat me if I'm way off the mark.
You take care.
Allison
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