It'd be very expensive to actually have our regulatory agencies, you know, if we're gonna objectively bring in scientists and do the science, is that in any way a way forward or would it be too expensive for the government? I think The government has to fund basic research because there's no profit incentive to do it elsewhere. Who's going to conduct research on generic drugs off label use? So I would much rather redirect the funding to those types of applications. (44:58–45:04)
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