The interesting thing is the FDA does not keep those records. They are only concerned about drugs being safe and effective. But Dr. Steve Schondelmeier, one of the top pharmacologists in the world, certainly in America, he has a great quote. He said: ``A drug that you cannot afford is neither safe nor effective.'' I want to come back to something, because it fits with this point. There is a new book out called ``The Big Fix,'' written by Katherine Greider; and she has done an amazing amount of research on this. One of the saddest statistics in this book is that she said that 29 percent, 29 percent of the prescriptions written to senior citizens in America today go unfilled.
Gilbert Gutknecht: “The interesting thing is the FDA does not keep those records. They are only concerned about drugs being safe and…”
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Discussing prescription drug affordability and its impact on senior citizens.
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