> The 11-member committee voted nearly unanimously in November that Biogen's drug should not be approved, citing inconclusive evidence that the drug was effective.
A near-unanimous vote against the drug, and the FDA moved forward with approval anyway?
Like many others, I've experienced first-hand what Alzheimer's does to a person and the hopelessness in fighting it. Approving a drug that doesn't appear to do what it claims to do will provide false hope, and that's the worst thing you can give someone with Alzheimer's.
A near-unanimous vote against the drug, and the FDA moved forward with approval anyway?
Like many others, I've experienced first-hand what Alzheimer's does to a person and the hopelessness in fighting it. Approving a drug that doesn't appear to do what it claims to do will provide false hope, and that's the worst thing you can give someone with Alzheimer's.