Dr. Marty Makary

Well, we're going to see. We're going to work hard at this. There's a lot of things we can do at FDA. One of the main issues in drug pricing is monopoly pricing. So at the FDA, we can do more to bring more generics to market. We can move drugs to over-the-counter where there's more price transparency. And we can also facilitate the generic version of these expensive drugs called biologics.

They're the things that are running nonstop. After I do a TV interview... They, you know, okay, thank you, Dr. McCary, for coming on. And then nonstop ads for these biologics. Why? Is it because there's an epidemic that's new around the conditions that they treat? No, it's because they're gouging Americans and the proxy payers for Americans, their employer groups and their insurance plans.

They're the things that are running nonstop. After I do a TV interview... They, you know, okay, thank you, Dr. McCary, for coming on. And then nonstop ads for these biologics. Why? Is it because there's an epidemic that's new around the conditions that they treat? No, it's because they're gouging Americans and the proxy payers for Americans, their employer groups and their insurance plans.

And so those biologics have generic versions that are much less expensive. They're called biosimilars. And the FDA... has been slow to get those biosimilars to market. There's a lot of reasons for it. We're going to streamline that, and we're going to encourage more biologics. And let's remember, we got the Maha Commission report coming out next Thursday, May 22nd.

And so those biologics have generic versions that are much less expensive. They're called biosimilars. And the FDA... has been slow to get those biosimilars to market. There's a lot of reasons for it. We're going to streamline that, and we're going to encourage more biologics. And let's remember, we got the Maha Commission report coming out next Thursday, May 22nd.

And the best way to lower drug prices in the United States are to stop taking drugs we don't need.

And the best way to lower drug prices in the United States are to stop taking drugs we don't need.

We don't, and it's not helping. The more antidepressants we prescribe, the more depression there is. The more ADHD medications we prescribe, the more ADHD there is. The more opioids that were prescribed, the more opioid addiction there is. I mean, we are going backwards. We're not in a good place. We're watching our nation's kids sick.

We don't, and it's not helping. The more antidepressants we prescribe, the more depression there is. The more ADHD medications we prescribe, the more ADHD there is. The more opioids that were prescribed, the more opioid addiction there is. I mean, we are going backwards. We're not in a good place. We're watching our nation's kids sick.

putting their hand on their belly because they don't feel well. That makes them depressed. It brings on so many problems. There's learning loss. There's all kinds of neurodegenerative disorders that are on the rise. I was told a lot of lies in medical school. One of them was that Alzheimer's was going up because we have an aging population that's expanding. Well, guess what?

putting their hand on their belly because they don't feel well. That makes them depressed. It brings on so many problems. There's learning loss. There's all kinds of neurodegenerative disorders that are on the rise. I was told a lot of lies in medical school. One of them was that Alzheimer's was going up because we have an aging population that's expanding. Well, guess what?

Early onset Alzheimer's has gone up threefold in recent decades. That's not explained by an expanding early population. Kids are not overweight and have diabetes and prediabetes because of a willpower problem. This is something adults have done to children.

Early onset Alzheimer's has gone up threefold in recent decades. That's not explained by an expanding early population. Kids are not overweight and have diabetes and prediabetes because of a willpower problem. This is something adults have done to children.

And the F in FDA stands for food, which is why we are looking not just at removing all petroleum-based food dyes, as we announced two weeks ago. We're looking at all chemical ingredients in the U.S. food supply that are banned in other countries that have concerning health issues. And that is our focus. It's on food, not just on drugs.

And the F in FDA stands for food, which is why we are looking not just at removing all petroleum-based food dyes, as we announced two weeks ago. We're looking at all chemical ingredients in the U.S. food supply that are banned in other countries that have concerning health issues. And that is our focus. It's on food, not just on drugs.

Absolutely. Look, we have to public we have to safeguard public safety. That is the number one mission of the FDA. That means no more pill-popping, having no idea what you're taking. It means we take a look at ads on television to make sure you're getting accurate claims as to what the side effects are.

Absolutely. Look, we have to public we have to safeguard public safety. That is the number one mission of the FDA. That means no more pill-popping, having no idea what you're taking. It means we take a look at ads on television to make sure you're getting accurate claims as to what the side effects are.

So we are going to use the full extent of all the regulatory authority we have to make sure people are properly informed and not just... We are drugging our nation's kids at scale, and nobody has been talking about root causes. We need to look at everything.

So we are going to use the full extent of all the regulatory authority we have to make sure people are properly informed and not just... We are drugging our nation's kids at scale, and nobody has been talking about root causes. We need to look at everything.

Look, I'd love to see the evidence to show that giving young, healthy children another COVID shot, you know, a sixth COVID booster would help them. But that evidence does not exist. And so we're not just going to rubber stamp things at the FDA. And I don't think you're going to see a push at the CDC anymore. to be pushing COVID shots in young, healthy children.