41. "RE: *this is the part that is unethical*" In response to In response to 40
>>what BMS wanted to do is to get the PUBLIC to know about it >so >>the PATIENTS could start asking their docs about it and thus >>increase awareness/sales > >i think the u.s is one of the only countries where this shit >is legal
Yeah. Only USA, Brazil and New Zealand allow direct to consumer drug advertising
I don't see it as a bad thing If there is a drug out there that could be better for me I want to know Otherwise, we're just dependent upon our docs to relay any information about what drugs are out there. Let's say I had mutliple myeloma and my doc was just being old school (or racist) and not keeping up with the latest drugs or just down right restricting certain drugs from me. I'd want to know that Opdivo existed and that it MIGHT be an option instead of just totally being blind to it.
>and i wasnt speaking specifically to the drugs you mentioned >when trials are ended early due to promising results >what should typically be the case is that they are available >to doctors to prescribe >(this is thanks to the hiv activists, btw) >but it doesnt preclude the need to monitor closely patients >because we all know clinical trials are not ideal 'real world' >situations >and sometimes when drugs go to market, results are not as in >the trials
HIV/AIDS clinical trials are different from oncology clinical trials. oncology clinical trials are very much 'real world' situations not saying you'll see the results in 100,000 'real' patients that you saw in 1,500 CT patients but they the same drug and same situations
it's kind of weird do you think the govt should take over the creation of all drugs for all ailments? do you think companies should be able to profit off life saving drugs such as a cure for cancer or whatever HIV drugs Magic was on?