decentralized-fda · mikepsinn · Jan 31, 2025 · Jan 30, 2025 · Jan 30, 2025 · Jan 30, 2025
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+Always search the web and hyperlink to the source of information.
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+Be concise.
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+Speak plainly.
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+Use bullet points.
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+Use numbered lists.
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+Use tables.
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+Use bold and italics.
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+Use hyperlinks. 
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+DO NOT USE SALESY PROMOTIONAL LANGUAGE. 
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+Use quantitative facts to support your points wherever possible.
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+# 📖 References
+
+* [Google Spreadsheet of FDA Spending vs Life-Expectancy](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTBkVrOYLxloOIADLXA7-k5NBIGgQ\_dfFQ7BLUN0oaJPVQ\_NqdFdVUfhuPkVWgFZ9gfLrwPdjuG1sTn/pubhtml)
+* [Summary of NDA Approvals & Receipts, 1938 to the present](https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/histories-product-regulation/summary-nda-approvals-receipts-1938-present)
+* [Theory, Evidence, and Examples of FDA Harm](https://www.fdareview.org/issues/theory-evidence-and-examples-of-fda-harm/)
+* [DATA](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hltgVd8OO\_nfd9m7FUbbsOTXFX4VbDKuFNw4Cy43f7Q/edit#gid=0)
+* [GDP](https://ourworldindata.org/economic-growth)
+* [Reform, Regulation, and Pharmaceuticals — The Kefauver–Harris Amendments at 50](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4101807/)
+* [Consumer Price Index](https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/data/consumerpriceindexhistorical\_us\_table.pdf)
+* [Estimates of World GDP, One Million B.C. – Present](https://delong.typepad.com/print/20061012\_LRWGDP.pdf)
+* [Newspaper Generator](https://newspaper.jaguarpaw.co.uk/)
+* [Report suggests drug-approval rate now just 1-in-10](https://www.amplion.com/report-suggests-drug-approval-rate-now-just-1-in-10/)
+* [How many people die and how many are born each year?](https://ourworldindata.org/births-and-deaths)
+* [Gross World Product per capita](http://statisticstimes.com/economy/gross-world-product-capita.php)
+* [History of Clinical Trials](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical\_trial#History)
+* [How many life-years have new drugs saved?](https://academic.oup.com/inthealth/article/11/5/403/5420236)
+* [CATO](https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/end-fda-drug-monopoly-let-patients-choose-their-medicines)
+* [Medical Innovation](http://valueofinnovation.org/)
+* [Timeline History of Clinical Research](https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/history-of-clinical-research)
+* [FDA and Clinical Drug Trials: A Short History](https://www.fda.gov/media/110437/download)
+* [Do Off-Label Drug Practices Argue Against FDA Efficacy Requirements?](https://www.independent.org/publications/article.asp?id=1302)
+* [Reform Options](https://www.fdareview.org/issues/reform-options/)
+* [Before Occupy: How AIDS Activists Seized Control of the FDA in 1988](https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/12/before-occupy-how-aids-activists-seized-control-of-the-fda-in-1988/249302/)
+* [A Brief History of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research](https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/virtual-exhibits-fda-history/brief-history-center-drug-evaluation-and-research#display\_58)
+* [Milestones in U.S. Food and Drug Law History](https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fdas-evolving-regulatory-powers/milestones-us-food-and-drug-law-history)
+* https://go.drugbank.com/stats
+
+Additional Sources
+
+1. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/strokeaha.111.621904
+2. https://www.fda.gov/media/110437/download
+3. https://www.academia.edu/2801726/Is\_the\_FDA\_safe\_and\_effective
+4. https://www.fda.gov/science-research/science-and-research-special-topics/real-world-evidence
+5. https://www.cato.org/commentary/end-fda-drug-monopoly-let-patients-choose-their-medicines
+6. https://www.fda.gov/files/about%20fda/published/The-Sulfanilamide-Disaster.pdf
+7. https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/selected-amendments-fdc-act/21st-century-cures-act
+8. https://www.fda.gov/media/79922/download
+9. https://www.fda.gov/media/120060/download
+10. https://www.nature.com/articles/549445a
+11. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041467/life-expectancy-switzerland-all-time/
+12. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195950/infant-mortality-rate-in-the-united-states-since-1990/
+13. https://kof.ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/kof-bulletin/kof-bulletin/2021/07/Improvements-in-Swiss-life-expectancy-and-length-of-life-inequality-since-the-1870s.html
+14. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hltgVd8OO\_nfd9m7FUbbsOTXFX4VbDKuFNw4Cy43f7Q/edit#gid=802845894
+15. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/which-rare-diseases-are-the-most-common/
+16. http://valueofinnovation.org/
+17. https://www.medicinesaustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Prof-Frank-Lichtenberg\_session-3.pdf
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+36. [Historical Changes in Causes of Death - Sociological Images (thesocietypages.org)](https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2012/06/25/historical-changes-in-causes-of-death/)
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+38. [NVSS - Mortality - Historical Data (cdc.gov)](https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/mortality\_historical\_data.htm)
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+# Decentralized FDA (DFDA) Platform Wiki
+
+This repository contains comprehensive documentation for the Decentralized FDA (DFDA) platform, a global initiative to automate and decentralize clinical research for quantifying the effects of foods and drugs worldwide.
+
+## Project Overview
+
+The DFDA platform aims to revolutionize how we understand the effects of foods and drugs through:
+- Decentralized clinical trials
+- Real-world evidence collection
+- Automated data analysis
+- Community-driven research
+- Transparent validation processes
+
+## Repository Structure
+
+```
+├── docs/                      # Core platform documentation
+│   ├── architecture/         # System architecture and design
+│   ├── governance/          # DAO and protocol governance
+│   ├── api/                 # API documentation
+│   ├── getting-started/     # Quick start guides
+│   └── contributing/        # Contribution guidelines
+│
+├── clinical-trials/          # Clinical trial documentation
+│   ├── protocols/           # Standard trial protocols
+│   ├── methodologies/       # Research methodologies
+│   ├── templates/           # Trial templates and forms
+│   ├── validation/          # Validation procedures
+│   └── decentralized-methods/ # Decentralized trial methods
+│
+├── data-standards/          # Data standardization
+│   ├── schemas/            # Data schemas and models
+│   ├── ontologies/         # Medical and research ontologies
+│   └── interoperability/   # Data exchange standards
+│
+├── analytics/              # Analysis documentation
+│   ├── models/            # Analytical models
+│   ├── algorithms/        # Analysis algorithms
+│   └── validation/        # Validation methods
+│
+├── platform/              # Platform components
+│   ├── smart-contracts/   # Smart contract documentation
+│   ├── security/         # Security protocols
+│   ├── integration/      # Integration guides
+│   ├── features/         # Feature documentation
+│   └── plugins/          # Plugin documentation
+│
+├── regulatory/           # Regulatory documentation
+│   ├── frameworks/      # Regulatory frameworks
+│   ├── compliance/      # Compliance guidelines
+│   ├── legal/          # Legal documentation
+│   └── privacy/        # Privacy and data protection
+│
+├── knowledge-base/      # Knowledge repository
+│   ├── interventions/  # Food and drug interventions
+│   ├── conditions/     # Medical conditions
+│   ├── biomarkers/     # Biomarker documentation
+│   └── research-database/ # Research findings
+│
+├── community/          # Community documentation
+│   ├── governance/    # Community governance
+│   ├── partnerships/  # Partner documentation
+│   ├── incentives/    # Incentive mechanisms
+│   └── case-studies/  # Success stories
+│
+├── technical/         # Technical documentation
+│   ├── infrastructure/ # Infrastructure docs
+│   ├── deployment/    # Deployment guides
+│   ├── maintenance/   # Maintenance procedures
+│   └── monitoring/    # System monitoring
+│
+├── assets/           # Project assets
+│   ├── images/      # Image assets
+│   ├── diagrams/    # Technical diagrams
+│   ├── presentations/ # Presentation materials
+│   └── media/       # Media files
+│
+└── supporting-materials/ # Additional resources
+    ├── research-papers/ # Academic research
+    ├── white-papers/   # White papers
+    ├── presentations/  # Presentations
+    └── use-cases/     # Use case documentation
+```
+
+## Getting Started
+
+1. Visit the `/docs/getting-started` directory for initial setup and orientation
+2. Review the governance model in `/docs/governance`
+3. Understand our data standards in `/data-standards`
+4. Explore the clinical trial protocols in `/clinical-trials/protocols`
+
+## Contributing
+
+We welcome contributions from researchers, developers, and healthcare professionals. Please see `/docs/contributing` for guidelines.
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under [appropriate license] - see the LICENSE file for details.
+
+## Contact
+
+[Contact information and community channels] 
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+# Table of contents
+
+* [💊 The Decentralized FDA](README.md)
+* [📘 Historical Evidence Supporting Decentralized Efficacy Trials](historical-evidence-supporting-decentralized-efficacy-trials.md)
+* ☠️ Problems With the Current Model
+  * [🥫 No Data on Unpatentable Molecules](problems/no-data-on-unpatentable-molecules.md)
+  * [💰 Clinical Research is Expensive](problems/clinical-research-is-expensive.md)
+  * [🥸 Trials Often Aren't Representative of Real Patients](problems/trials-often-arent-representative-of-real-patients.md)
+  * [❓ We Know Next to Nothing](problems/page-1.md)
+  * [⏱️ Deaths Due to US Regulatory "Drug Lag"](problems/deaths-due-to-us-regulatory-drug-lag.md)
+  * [🙈 Negative Results are Never Published](problems/negative-results-are-never-published.md)
+  * [🎭 Conflicts of Interest](problems/conflicts-of-interest.md)
+  * [🗓️ No Long-Term Outcome Data](problems/no-long-term-outcome-data.md)
+  * [📃 Lack of Incentive to Discover the Full Range of Applications for Off-Patent Treatments](problems/lack-of-incentive-to-discover-the-full-range-of-applications-for-off-patent-treatments.md)
+  * [🤒 People With Rare Disease are Severely Punished](problems/people-with-rare-disease-are-severely-punished.md)
+  * [🔮 Pre-Determining Clinical Endpoints Requires Psychic Powers](pre-determining-clinical-endpoints-requires-psychic-powers.md)
+* [🎯 Benefits of a Decentralized Model](02-solution)
+  * [🎭 More Cures and Less Lifelong Attempts at Masking Symptoms](more-cures-and-less-lifelong-attempts-at-masking-symptoms.md)
+  * [🧐 Greater Competitive Innovation and Fewer Monopolies](greater-competitive-innovation-and-fewer-monopolies.md)
+  * [👀 Lower Costs of Validated Observational Research for Efficacy](lower-costs-of-validated-observational-research-for-efficacy.md)
+  * [📈 Impact of Innovative Medicines on Life Expectancy](2-solution/impact-of-innovative-medicines-on-life-expectancy.md)
+  * [🌎 Cost Savings from Decentralized Clinical Trials](cost-savings-from-decentralized-clinical-trials.md)
+* [📖 References](12-references.md)