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> Of the 37 drugs approved by the FDA in 2022, 24 (about 65%) were approved based on a single study. If consumers could more easily evaluate the extent of test
by sshine 3y ago
> Of the 37 drugs approved by the FDA in 2022, 24 (about 65%) were approved based on a single study.
If consumers could more easily evaluate the extent of testing a drug was exposed to, they could make an informed decision as to whether they want to be the testers. It would incentivise drug makers to test, or at least try to inflate this.
- runnerup 3y agoI use clinicaltrials.gov extensively to evaluate pharmaceutical options. It’s frustrating how many trials have completed years ago but have no results posted.
- HWR_14 3y agoIsn't the idea that as new trials are completed, the data gets entered. Just like how old buildings are only brought up to code when work is being done anyway? So old trials may never catch up with it.
- reaperman 3y agoI think meant like 2-3 years...for which they've most definitely had enough time to process the results.