Steven Nissen
Steven Nissen
Steven E. Nissen, is a cardiologist, researcher and patient advocate. He is chairman of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio...
disease rid step stopping
Getting rid of that plaque is a fundamental step in stopping this disease.
advisory expected turn
I expected the advisory panel to turn the drug down.
advisory asleep committee fda question stand willing
I think the FDA advisory committee was asleep at the switch, ... The question is, did they not get it, or did they get it and were not willing to stand their ground?
approve dedicated safety until wise
I do not think it's wise to approve the drug or see the drug marketed until there's a dedicated cardiovascular safety trial,
advisory expected health potential public turn
I expected the advisory panel to turn the drug down. When they didn't, I was really surprised. And so I now had a potential public health catastrophe in the waiting,
studies
We've been misled many times by observational studies like this,
confidence entire needed pain public safe terms
We've desperately needed this. The entire public confidence in terms of what is safe for pain has been eroded.