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Interesting customer retention scheme Big Pharma has come up with. Find a pool of folks at risk for suicide, and then get them addicted to expensive chemicals
by erikw 11y ago
Interesting customer retention scheme Big Pharma has come up with. Find a pool of folks at risk for suicide, and then get them addicted to expensive chemicals that will exacerbate suicidal ideation if they try to quit.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4172306/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4172306/
"The FDA requires two adequately conducted clinical trials showing a significant difference between drug and placebo. But there is a loophole: There is no limit to the number of trials that can be conducted in search of these two significant trials."
- majewsky 11y agoThat's why we need mandatory pre-registration and publication for trials: You have to announce in advance when you're doing a trial, and you have to publish the results afterwards, so that you can't cherry-pick the ones you like.
- gusfoo 11y ago> Interesting customer retention scheme Big Pharma has come up with. Yes, keeping the customer alive is indeed good for business.
- johnchristopher 11y agoJust like vendor lock-in is good for business.
- xlm1717 11y agoKeeping the customer addicted is good for business.
- GFK_of_xmaspast 11y agoLot of SSRIs are generic and cheap these days.
- joveian 11y agoReally interesting article all around, thanks for posting. I didn't realize the FDA's procedures were that bad :(.