What all has the FDA been wrong about I know the FDA has approved many things and later found it to be detrimental I would love to have a list of all these failures?

Answer 1

The list is quite extensive, however most of the so-called "failures" were caught by using studies which examines the long-term use of a medication or treatment. You see, when a drug comes up for review, there is no way of knowing the long-term affects of a medication. The FDA can only react to these incidents after someone comes forward (usually a Dr. who has prescribed the drug to someone on a long term basis.) When they do find out the FDA is quick to react by requiring drug companies to insert warnings, or if the incident is very serious, they can take it off the market all together.