If the mechanism of action of paracetamol is unknown, why is it considered a safe drug to use for humans?
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For the same a surprising amount of medications are allowed to be sold, despite not knowing the exact mechanism of action; the have demonstrated efficacy, and aren’t harmful enough.
Drugs for depression have poorly understood mechanisms. We still don’t know how or why *ketamine* works, though we have some good ideas (NMDA, it’s thought, and the exact binding site was just recently resolved).
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