[dlss]

> Most other drugs have to be proven safe to use even before showing tangible benefits.

What? I encourage you to read about prescription drug side effects. If a drug were safe, it would be over the counter rather than prescription. Prescription drugs are exactly the kind of harm/benefit bundle GP is describing.

[ianai]

As someone with chronic migraines, the question is very much about benefits outweighing costs. Also largely ineffective.

[ekianjo]

the benefit should always outweigh the risks, that goes without saying.