A patient reports side effects from a medication. A government committee learns about the side effects and decides the medication is not safe for public use. Did the committee use science to make the decision?(1 point) Responses  No; committees use rules, not science. No; committees use rules, not science.  No; the committee used an anecdote. No; the committee used an anecdote.  Yes; all medicine is science. Yes; all medicine is science.  Yes; the committee used research.
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The best response to the question is: Yes; the committee used research.
Committees typically review clinical studies, patient reports, and other scientific evidence when making decisions about the safety of medications. In this case, the decision to deem the medication unsafe likely involved reviewing data and research on the reported side effects.
