Posted by Alan on November 8, 2002, at 23:32:55
In reply to Re: In other words, fewer drugs, less choice, posted by Anyuser on November 8, 2002, at 18:53:38
> I suppose it's just an eensy bit more complicated than that. I would be in favor of both the increased disclosure of information that you advocate, and also less FDA restriction.
How is less FDA oversight going to improve the quality of testing that has been found to be inadequate? There are too many conflicts of interest as I mentioned before. NIH would be much more qualified and dispassionate to provide improved (not perfect) oversight.
>I would be opposed to making the perfect the enemy of the good. That is, approving only perfect drugs (there is no such thing).
Surely this is an exaggeration. Who said anything about perfect drugs?....only a process by which the testing is done with the betterment of *true* results being the motivating factor, not profits.
>The possibility that a drug company might make a profit doesn't trouble me in the least. In fact, I'm looking for a good investment. Any recommendations?
The most profitiable business on the planet today needs to make more profit? See paragraph directly above. Quantitiy does not equate with improvement in quality. The outcome of the "shotgun" effect is intrinsicically not for the betterment of the patient.
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