tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19917115.post115397287359439187..comments2007-04-30T09:13:15.845-04:00WebMD Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05079273055818065505noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19917115.post-57043363530207993972007-04-30T09:13:00.000-04:002007-04-30T09:13:00.000-04:00I found out about the ethics of drug companies first hand recently and yes, I was more than angry about the way that they treat people..<BR/>I was in one of the drug companies clinical trials..I FULLY participated because my med options had run out and I thought it would be a great opportunity after I had researched the drug that I would be trying..<BR/>I spent close to 2 years doing everything they required and/or requested of me..<BR/>After this trial was completed I knew that I had not recieved the full dose of the med and wanted to try it in the recommended dose for my disease..It had been approved for my disease by this time and when I asked for the recommended dose the company told me that I would have to pay for it and of course it was VERY expensive..<BR/>I have been in several clinical trials and the usual is that they will provide the med to their clinical trial patients free of charge if they complete the trial..<BR/>This was the 1st time that I was made to feel "unimportant" and as a guinea pig for a drug company..<BR/>If drug companies can use and put patients at risk to get their new drugs approved then it should also provide that drug to those patients at no cost if they know that you weren't given the recommended dosage during the trial..<BR/>These companies generally make millions of dollars on these new drugs so the people that helped them get there should be able to benefit in this small way..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19917115.post-1162406411440470242006-11-01T13:40:00.000-05:002006-11-01T13:40:00.000-05:00I agree that Pfizer tried to give Lipitor a new lease on profitable life by bundling it with torcetrapib. I'm equally unamused by BiDil's packaging of two relatively inexpensive substances as the latest and greatest thing for controlling blood pressure.<BR/><BR/>However, torcetrapib seems to now have an additional bit of baggage: I'm seeing reports that it can raise blood pressure as it's raising that "good cholesterol". What kind of scrambling can we predict now?<BR/><BR/>LF Velezlvelez at Towson.edunoreply@blogger.com