http://www.netpediatrics.com/how-can-this-happen-fda-approves-psychiatric-drug-for-children-while-govt-investigates-corruption/ Questions and Answers from Real People Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:31:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.netpediatrics.com/how-can-this-happen-fda-approves-psychiatric-drug-for-children-while-govt-investigates-corruption/comment-page-1/#comment-720 John de Witt Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:57:33 +0000 http://www.netpediatrics.com/how-can-this-happen-fda-approves-psychiatric-drug-for-children-while-govt-investigates-corruption/#comment-720 How it happens is complicated, even Byzantine. Begin with the fact that the vast majority of pharmaceutical research is funded by the company trying to market a drug. There simply is no alternative funding for studies to be done without the potential of bias. To avoid the possibility of money interfering with science would mean that development of new drugs would come to a screeching halt. Also, if a doctor is going to spend a good deal of time doing research and going to meetings, it isn't unreasonable that he should be paid, or fed a meal at the meetings. Whether that constitutes a bribe is a close judgment. Drug companies do tend to have a really annoying tendency not to publish inconclusive studies while trumping those that show positive results, even when the positives are not statistically robust. There's really no counter except in the skepticism of the prescribing physician. That's one reason doctors spend a lot more time than people generally realize in reading professional journals, going to meetings, and talking with colleagues. How it happens is complicated, even Byzantine. Begin with the fact that the vast majority of pharmaceutical research is funded by the company trying to market a drug. There simply is no alternative funding for studies to be done without the potential of bias. To avoid the possibility of money interfering with science would mean that development of new drugs would come to a screeching halt. Also, if a doctor is going to spend a good deal of time doing research and going to meetings, it isn’t unreasonable that he should be paid, or fed a meal at the meetings. Whether that constitutes a bribe is a close judgment.
Drug companies do tend to have a really annoying tendency not to publish inconclusive studies while trumping those that show positive results, even when the positives are not statistically robust. There’s really no counter except in the skepticism of the prescribing physician. That’s one reason doctors spend a lot more time than people generally realize in reading professional journals, going to meetings, and talking with colleagues.

]]> http://www.netpediatrics.com/how-can-this-happen-fda-approves-psychiatric-drug-for-children-while-govt-investigates-corruption/comment-page-1/#comment-719 Free Man Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:31:44 +0000 http://www.netpediatrics.com/how-can-this-happen-fda-approves-psychiatric-drug-for-children-while-govt-investigates-corruption/#comment-719 Lexapro is from the DEVIL. It ruined my life. Those people pushing it belong in prison, if they need space for them they should release some crack dealers as they are not as big a harm to society. Lexapro is from the DEVIL. It ruined my life. Those people pushing it belong in prison, if they need space for them they should release some crack dealers as they are not as big a harm to society.

]]> http://www.netpediatrics.com/how-can-this-happen-fda-approves-psychiatric-drug-for-children-while-govt-investigates-corruption/comment-page-1/#comment-718 Pascha Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:47:21 +0000 http://www.netpediatrics.com/how-can-this-happen-fda-approves-psychiatric-drug-for-children-while-govt-investigates-corruption/#comment-718 Perhaps there should be an investigation of the FDA approval process, any conflicts of interest like stock ownership, and whether there were any big deposits in the bank accounts of FDA officials. Should patients have to gamble that their doctors are diligent enough to read the research and not prescribe drugs which they don't trust? Most doctors are not likely to do that. Perhaps there should be an investigation of the FDA approval process, any conflicts of interest like stock ownership, and whether there were any big deposits in the bank accounts of FDA officials.
Should patients have to gamble that their doctors are diligent enough to read the research and not prescribe drugs which they don’t trust? Most doctors are not likely to do that.

]]> http://www.netpediatrics.com/how-can-this-happen-fda-approves-psychiatric-drug-for-children-while-govt-investigates-corruption/comment-page-1/#comment-717 Fox News is the best! Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:55:07 +0000 http://www.netpediatrics.com/how-can-this-happen-fda-approves-psychiatric-drug-for-children-while-govt-investigates-corruption/#comment-717 the FDA should ban psychiatric drugs for children. the FDA should ban psychiatric drugs for children.

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