Dr. Beatrice Golomb on Industry Connections

[Pip]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7758662442132419447&ei=8f9gSae3HI62iAL-i6naBw&q=Beatrice+Golomb.&hl=en#

[Jan Lucinda1]

Pip-

This looks VERY interesting.  I will listen to it when I have time.

I recently saw a list of clinical trials on RA.  THere were 1022 trials, 700 funded by the Industry.  I will get the site and include it.

[Jan Lucinda1]

Dr. Beatrice Golomb is a Professor of Medicine at University of California at San Diego.  Her research is in medicine, health and military health defense.

[Jan Lucinda1]

Pip-

I finally had time to listen to this and it is very powerful.  Powerful, indeed.

[Joe M]

I'd rather have 1022 than 322.  Hi Pip

[Jan Lucinda1]

I just heard it again.

[richie]

Hi—The only thing wrong with industry funding 700 studies is that its not 900 or 100 studies —if the drug companies dont fund studies who will —-how will new drugs get introduced –IMO for even drug that we hear negative news about there are hundreds of other new drugs that become extremely beneficial —-Pure research organizations  such as colleges etc do independent research and what happens when a drug is developed –usually before the approval stage or the clinical trial stage –the drug is licensed to a drug company for final approvals marketing etc —Personally I think the system is just fine with many major advances coming out daily

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richie

[richie]

Hi–make that a 1000 studies !!!
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[Michele]

Very interesting video. Thanks for sharing. A friend of mine compared BigPharma vs. doctors and patients to the fox being assigned the duty to guard the chicken coop.

Michele

[Jan Lucinda1]

Michele-

Good analogy!!!  My opinion.

Jan

[Jan Lucinda1]

I still find this very powerful.  SHe is quite a doctor.

[MINOCINMAN]

[user=16]richie[/user] wrote:

Hi–make that a 1000 studies !!!
r

I agree wth Richie. Nothing wrong Rx Industry funding the studies. Just need to know that results may be possiblt slanted, but not necesarrily as their are checks and balances in system, including the conscience of the researchers.  

[Jan Lucinda1]

I respectfully disagree with Richie.  I think industry funding the studies shows a conflict of interest. 

[MINOCINMAN]

[user=2445]Jan Lucinda1[/user] wrote:

I respectfully disagree with Richie.  I think industry funding the studies shows a conflict of interest. 

Yes, there is a conflict of interest, which normally is disclosed, but either way the only way to fund the very expensive clinical studies is through the RX companies.

 

In a perfect world all studies would be funded by government or donations, but that will not happen, especially for rare disorders. Condiser it a necesary evil of sorts.

 

As Richie alluded, there are many very good life savings drugs that would have never came to market w/o RX Company funding, so like many things in life, we do not have a perfect system. Antibiotics is probably an example of a drug that was discovered by a RX company. Where would the world be w/o that one????????

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