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>> But forcing pharma and regulators to publish all trials, and fund independant on-the-job training will not lead to order of magnitude changes. No, but it wi
by mhax 14y ago
>> But forcing pharma and regulators to publish all trials, and fund independant on-the-job training will not lead to order of magnitude changes.
No, but it will allow people to make more informed decisions about what medicine they should take, and give a more realistic picture about its effectiveness. There is no justifiable reason to withhold trial data...
- lifeisstillgood 14y agoI quite agree and beleive that we should have all trials published openly. I think Goldacreas book is a good salient point in a tidal change coming. I am hopeful. However my point was that the hyperbole was a little too much - Goldacre has a difficult tightrope to walk - to stir people up enough that he (sells books and) convinces them action is necessary, and yet does not actually go over the top and accuse a generally beneficial-to-society pharma industry of being one step above arms dealers. I think he will pull it off and look forward to putting it on my Xmas reading list.