# Aducanamab, FDA Approval, Patient "feelings"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aducanamab-fda-approval-patient-feelings/943964>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 10, 2021, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aducanamab-fda-approval-patient-feelings/943964 "2021-06-10T11:56:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aducanamab-fda-approval-patient-feelings/943964/10 "2021-06-10T14:54:17Z")

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> [@Dangerosa](#):
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> I could hand out [Smarties](https://www.smarties.com/) and get nearly the same results for a LOT less money and if I given them some random letter name that sounds like a Tolkien character it will help people “feel” better - can I get FDA approval?

It’s not “some random letter name,” it is _Bamanacuda_ spelled backwards.

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