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The FDA could create a standard consent form for nonapproved treatment that patients and doctors would sign, which would indemnify the physician from legal repe

The FDA could create a standard consent form for nonapproved treatment that patients and doctors would sign, which would indemnify the physician from legal repercussions, but they don't, and they bear full blame for that. The AMA would still have its own regulations about the limits of ethical experimentation, with the revocation of a medical license as punishment to serious offenders, and malpractice safeguards could still be there. State laws about gross medical negligence are also an option.

adrr 3y ago
You can get get experimental drugs/treatments that aren’t approved by getting them under the clinical trial for that drug. The question is who pays for it? Cancer treatments are millions of dollars.
- zaroth 3y ago
  Clinical trials are, I think always, free for the patient. The company developing the drug foots the bill.
  - junofan 3y ago
    That’s just not true.
    - DennisP 3y ago
      Not always, but it's usually true. > Patients generally do not have to pay extra out-of-pocket costs for treatments studied as part of a trial. Every trial is different, but the clinical trial’s sponsor usually pays for all research-related costs and any special testing. > Typically, the patient or his or her insurance company is asked to pay for any routine tests, treatments, or procedures that would be required as part of standard cancer treatment. Before you join a clinical trial, you will receive an informed consent document that spells out exactly what you’ll have to pay for and what you won’t. https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/clinical-trials/frequently-asked-questions https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/clinical-trials/frequently...
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robbintt 3y ago
This can cause all doctors to require it, and this has happened across industries, for example, software and internet platform "terms of service". It is a very bad idea.

adrr 3y ago

You can get get experimental drugs/treatments that aren’t approved by getting them under the clinical trial for that drug. The question is who pays for it? Cancer treatments are millions of dollars.

zaroth 3y ago
Clinical trials are, I think always, free for the patient. The company developing the drug foots the bill.
- junofan 3y ago
  That’s just not true.
  - DennisP 3y ago
    Not always, but it's usually true. > Patients generally do not have to pay extra out-of-pocket costs for treatments studied as part of a trial. Every trial is different, but the clinical trial’s sponsor usually pays for all research-related costs and any special testing. > Typically, the patient or his or her insurance company is asked to pay for any routine tests, treatments, or procedures that would be required as part of standard cancer treatment. Before you join a clinical trial, you will receive an informed consent document that spells out exactly what you’ll have to pay for and what you won’t. https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/clinical-trials/frequently-asked-questions https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/clinical-trials/frequently...
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robbintt 3y ago

This can cause all doctors to require it, and this has happened across industries, for example, software and internet platform "terms of service". It is a very bad idea.