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If you are first to market with a drug (RealGoodDrug tm) against X. Then you can test your RealGoodDrug tm against a placebo. If you are second to market you h
by hmottestad 14y ago
If you are first to market with a drug (RealGoodDrug tm) against X. Then you can test your RealGoodDrug tm against a placebo.
If you are second to market you have to test your drug against RealGoodDrug tm and not against a placebo (because that would be immoral).
So you can't come up with a half good drug, or a just as good drug with more side-effects.