Comments on: More Tragedy For The “Elephant” Men http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/07/31/more_tragedy_fo/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: metro http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/07/31/more_tragedy_fo/comment-page-1/#comment-77126 metro Fri, 04 Aug 2006 18:09:21 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=3640#comment-77126 <p>more research in pure sciences is needed before clinical trials. after all we just produce engineers, lawyers and real estate agents. the pure sciences need intelligent people and should attract more of them. the govt should fund more science courses</p> more research in pure sciences is needed before clinical trials. after all we just produce engineers, lawyers and real estate agents. the pure sciences need intelligent people and should attract more of them. the govt should fund more science courses

]]> By: hairy_d http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/07/31/more_tragedy_fo/comment-page-1/#comment-76729 hairy_d Wed, 02 Aug 2006 13:07:07 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=3640#comment-76729 <p>Does anyone in the pharma industry know the process for bringing a drug to market. Some of this is not totally new and i am hoping someone can lay out the steps and explain the context with respect to the two following cases.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thalidomide.ca/en/index.html">the thalidomide case</a> comes to mind. just as a refresh for those out of it and for those discussing prescription drugs catering to female reproductive health - thalidomide was prescribed as a cure for morning sickness - the testing was insufficient, and it led to some 15k cases of kids being born with malformed limbs. very sad.</p> <p>on another note - a lot of the big labs 'experiment' on the third world population prior to bringing drugs into the market. it may not be particularly insidious if there are checks and balances placed before the human trials. the mmr (measles mumps rubella) vaccine is a case in point. i know it was made available for 'test runs' in india and taiwan before it came to the united states.</p> Does anyone in the pharma industry know the process for bringing a drug to market. Some of this is not totally new and i am hoping someone can lay out the steps and explain the context with respect to the two following cases.

the thalidomide case comes to mind. just as a refresh for those out of it and for those discussing prescription drugs catering to female reproductive health – thalidomide was prescribed as a cure for morning sickness – the testing was insufficient, and it led to some 15k cases of kids being born with malformed limbs. very sad.

on another note – a lot of the big labs ‘experiment’ on the third world population prior to bringing drugs into the market. it may not be particularly insidious if there are checks and balances placed before the human trials. the mmr (measles mumps rubella) vaccine is a case in point. i know it was made available for ‘test runs’ in india and taiwan before it came to the united states.

]]> By: tarana http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/07/31/more_tragedy_fo/comment-page-1/#comment-76613 tarana Tue, 01 Aug 2006 21:14:06 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=3640#comment-76613 <p>I see posters for medical trials every other day on the subway. As a broke grad student, I've been tempted by the money offered for 'routine checkups' or other tests associated with new drugs. It's always been the thought of not interfering with my body unless I'm forced to, that kept me away.</p> <p>Even though such mishaps may be rare, am I glad that I was never that broke!</p> I see posters for medical trials every other day on the subway. As a broke grad student, I’ve been tempted by the money offered for ‘routine checkups’ or other tests associated with new drugs. It’s always been the thought of not interfering with my body unless I’m forced to, that kept me away.

Even though such mishaps may be rare, am I glad that I was never that broke!

]]> By: who me http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/07/31/more_tragedy_fo/comment-page-1/#comment-76554 who me Tue, 01 Aug 2006 17:39:49 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=3640#comment-76554 <p>What a ridiculously terrible situation. Prayers out to the victims. Hopefully they and their families are compensated for the rest of their lives.</p> What a ridiculously terrible situation. Prayers out to the victims. Hopefully they and their families are compensated for the rest of their lives.

]]> By: Kismet Hardy http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2006/07/31/more_tragedy_fo/comment-page-1/#comment-76464 Kismet Hardy Tue, 01 Aug 2006 03:41:35 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=3640#comment-76464 <p>They're now in the process of passing a law that decrees drug experiments be tested only on the ill, not the healthy. Which must be a comforting thought when you get diagnosed with something scary. No animals were available for comment...</p> They’re now in the process of passing a law that decrees drug experiments be tested only on the ill, not the healthy. Which must be a comforting thought when you get diagnosed with something scary. No animals were available for comment…

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