The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family novel Chapter 3612

As Smith spoke of this, he then added, "This is just like a kind of hemorrhoid suppository that is very popular in Oskia. Some patients in the United States bought it through online shopping as well as through some black-market channels. The patients feel good after using it, and they have been hoping that this medication will pass the FDA's review, but we have not been able to approve its application. Do you know why?"

Liam was confused, so he asked, "Why exactly?”

Smith said, "Because, in our opinion, that kind of hemorrhoid suppositories is just the use of some cooling analgesic ingredients. This kind of ingredient can let patients relieve their pain, but that's as far as it goes. In our opinion, these ingredients cannot really treat the illness, but will also probably cover up the disease, thus delaying the scientific treatment for patients. So, we have also issued a warning some time ago reminding patients using this drug to pay attention to screening and not to ignore the core problem because of the relief of surface symptoms."

"In addition to that, we have also studied the combination tablets that used to be very popular and was selling very well in Oskia. It was said to be a special cold medication made out of honeysuckle, forsythia, and some western medicine ingredients."

"But after our research, we found that in that kind of drug, what really plays a therapeutic role were two western ingredients. One was acetaminophen, which i s a common drug to reduce fever and analgesia, and the other was paracetamol, which is a drug that is specifically used to relieve allergies, rhinitis, and symptoms such as sneezing and runny nose. The combination of the two drugs is to just treat fevers, colds and runny noses."

As Smith spoke of this, he spread his hands, and he appeared serious as he said a little helplessly, "Mr. Weaver, I am also not deliberately trying to go against you or against the entire Eastern traditional medicine."

"However, think about it. If you, The Apothecary Pharmaceutical also casually uses some plant ingredients and then combines it with the Western medicine ingredient, metformin that can control blood sugar before making claims to the public that this is a kind of Oskian medicine that can effectively lower blood sugar, do you think we are likely to approve this kind of medicine to market?"

"This is why we have been very, very cautious about Eastern drugs. Medicine is a very rigorous discipline, and it cannot be irresponsibly put together."

Liam also felt a little embarrassed, and he said stiffly," Mr. Smith, I do not deny the things that you've just said. There are indeed a few so-called Oskian medicines that are made out of the combination of East and West. There are indeed suspicions of fraud and deliberate deception here, but you cannot deny the privilege to all Eastern traditional medicine just because there have been such cases. There are actually still many, many excellent traditional Eastern medicines out there."

Smith nodded. "Of course, I don't deny this. However, it's just like what I've said before. Even the excellent traditional Eastern medicines will have to meet all of the FDA's requirements before they can be allowed to enter the United States market. Therefore, if you want your medicine to enter the United States market, we have to understand all of its' ingredients first as well a s the use and potential dangers of each of the ingredients."

Liam asked rhetorically, "What if it’s as you have said just now, and there are many ingredients in proprietary medicine that are so complex that it cannot be explained by just a few ingredients or even dozens or hundreds of ingredients? How are you going to determine it one by one, then?"

Smith shrugged. "If it cannot be determined one by one, we will not be able to approve it."

Liam asked again, "You will refuse to market this medicine even if you know that this medicine is very effective just because you cannot fully determine the ingredients as well as the effects?"

"That's right.” Smith said decisively, "This is our attitude on this matter. Even if this medicine is truly effective, it absolutely cannot be marketed before we

figure it out."

Liam could not help but ask, "Don't you think that this will also be a loss for the Americans, then?"

"A loss?" When Smith heard this, he spoke in a more o r less contemptuous tone, "Mr. Weaver, to be honest with you, out of all the Eastern drugs that I know of so far, we have plenty of alternative medicine to it in the United States which is also safer and even more efficient at that!"

"Regardless of whether it's a headache, fever, heatiness, or whether it involves all organs, blood vessels, and the nervous system, including the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys, what you have in Eastern traditional medicine, we also have in Western medicine. Moreover, our Western treatment methods are much better compared to your Eastern treatment methods!"