Comments on: Booze, work, outrage http://www.johnband.org/blog/2007/04/27/booze-work-outrage/ The idle musings of John B Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:23:21 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: dsquared http://www.johnband.org/blog/2007/04/27/booze-work-outrage/comment-page-1/#comment-12156 dsquared Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:09:41 +0000 http://www.johnband.org/blog/2007/04/27/booze-work-outrage/#comment-12156 Most cancer drugs are really quite toxic things in and of themselves; if it turns out to be a dud, it's not just a matter of "not getting better as quickly as you'd hoped to". Most cancer drugs are really quite toxic things in and of themselves; if it turns out to be a dud, it’s not just a matter of “not getting better as quickly as you’d hoped to”.

]]> By: skh.pcola http://www.johnband.org/blog/2007/04/27/booze-work-outrage/comment-page-1/#comment-9714 skh.pcola Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:38:27 +0000 http://www.johnband.org/blog/2007/04/27/booze-work-outrage/#comment-9714 The fast track drugs, IIRC, are those that have a niche use, instead of a potentially large market. Plus, there have to be sufficient volounteers (presumably in the terminal stage of their condition) to fast track the trials. There's certainly no easy way to bring complex drugs to market, but the FDA has earned more than a little criticism for its byzantine bureaucracy. Trial lawyers can also shoulder much of the blame...class action suits here in the states are large-scale scams. The fast track drugs, IIRC, are those that have a niche use, instead of a potentially large market. Plus, there have to be sufficient volounteers (presumably in the terminal stage of their condition) to fast track the trials.

There’s certainly no easy way to bring complex drugs to market, but the FDA has earned more than a little criticism for its byzantine bureaucracy. Trial lawyers can also shoulder much of the blame…class action suits here in the states are large-scale scams.

]]> By: Tim Worstall http://www.johnband.org/blog/2007/04/27/booze-work-outrage/comment-page-1/#comment-9549 Tim Worstall Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:40:50 +0000 http://www.johnband.org/blog/2007/04/27/booze-work-outrage/#comment-9549 Re the drugs, perhaps something along the lines of the US system, whereby experimental drugs for AIDS get fast tracked approval on the very basis that you suggest? Took years of campaigning to get to even that though. Re the drugs, perhaps something along the lines of the US system, whereby experimental drugs for AIDS get fast tracked approval on the very basis that you suggest?
Took years of campaigning to get to even that though.

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