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I agree that the teaser beordrs on sensational, for sure, but it belies the quality of the overall article. Their argument makes a little more sense than you give it credit for, though: I think they're saying that if unregulated clinical trials are being used in place of regulated ones, and the resu... I agree that the teaser beordrs on sensational, for sure, but it belies the quality of the overall article. Their argument makes a little more sense than you give it credit for, though: I think they're saying that if unregulated clinical trials are being used in place of regulated ones, and the results of those trials put unsafe drugs on the market, then the eventual consumers of those pharmaceuticals are at a higher risk of side effects and deaths above the currently estimated 200 000 deaths in the United States from F.D.A.-approved prescription medications. They support their claim with some pretty chilling examples: diabetes-causing Seroquel, contaminated heparin, heart-attack-causing Avandia and more.I don't see any error in the teaser. If trials are moved overseas (leading to overseas deaths) then medications become more unsafe (leading to more deaths in the United States). The authors aren't conflating the two categories of deaths, even though they are both related to the pharmaceutical industry's products and practices.If you read the article, and the leaked memos from pharmaceutical companies that applaud keeping unsuccessful clinical trials secret in order to ensure profitability, lethal profit machine is less of a stretch.
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(VISITOR) AUTHOR'S NAME
Marilyn
MESSAGE TIMESTAMP
19 december 2014, 08:44:53
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