But it was a success
Six students involved in a drug trial are seriously ill in hospital after experiencing an adverse reaction. And there is uproar.
Why? There is no sign that the drug company didn't follow proper procedures. The drug was tested on animals successfully (I won't go down that road today). So they did a human trial.
Now, I am in testing, all be it computers rather than drugs, and the purpose of testing is to find the problems. A test that finds a problem is a successful test. So by any standard the test of TGN1412 was an overwhelming success.
Ok, I feel sorry for the people involved and hope they make a full recovery. But they took part in the test for financial gain and presumably new the risks. Indeed, given that they were students & presumably reasonably intelligent (unless they are doing media studies of course) I would have thought the risk of having untested drugs injected into you was pretty self apparent.
So a bit of sympathy for the drug company who invested a lot of time and money into a drug that was meant to help leukemia sufferers but which unfortunately turns people into the elephant man and a big up to Vincent Moissac-Vignoux
Why? There is no sign that the drug company didn't follow proper procedures. The drug was tested on animals successfully (I won't go down that road today). So they did a human trial.
Now, I am in testing, all be it computers rather than drugs, and the purpose of testing is to find the problems. A test that finds a problem is a successful test. So by any standard the test of TGN1412 was an overwhelming success.
Ok, I feel sorry for the people involved and hope they make a full recovery. But they took part in the test for financial gain and presumably new the risks. Indeed, given that they were students & presumably reasonably intelligent (unless they are doing media studies of course) I would have thought the risk of having untested drugs injected into you was pretty self apparent.
So a bit of sympathy for the drug company who invested a lot of time and money into a drug that was meant to help leukemia sufferers but which unfortunately turns people into the elephant man and a big up to Vincent Moissac-Vignoux
posted by Old Man Rich at 10:56 AM
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I really cannot tell if your serious or if your taking the piss. But didnt you used to advocate using people in prison for drug tests rather than animals? x
Bit of both. And my 'use criminals for drugs tests' was before tuition fees. Now I feel it would be wrong to deprive students of this valuable source of revenue. (and I am currently not opening that can of worms labled 'testing on animals')
I agree Rich, I have know someone who does it every other month. Makes quite a bit of cash.
I knew someone once who did 4 weeks closed trial so he could afford to finish his masters.
They know the risks. Surely no one can be 'outraged' that a test was carried out on consenting adults and the results will be noted?
Damn. Merk agrees. I must be wrong.
You're all missing the point - how will this affect house (sorry, property) prices in Esher and the MI5 conspirancy over Lady Di's assassination?
Forgive me - the fascist bastard I work with has been reading the Express this week.
psh.. waivers, knowledge that it was a test, being paid to participate... if this test was in the US, none of that matters, the students will sue and win anyway ;-P
btw, am SO TICKLED that i am linked as "alice bad foot" :-D
I suppose not all test-subjects can end up like Timothy Leary.
Nice angle on this madness.
Some people might want to look like the Elephant Man...
OMR - off topic
Am helping a young fellow with his school project, would you be willing to assist?
Project Name: Flat Stanley
Project Goal: To creat a Flat Stanley (which young Jack has) and have him photographed in other parts of the world (sending F.S. via Jpeg and Email)
Would you be up for helping Young Jack and F.Stanley?
When being paid to participate in a drug test, you cannot complain. I'm sure they sign a release that covers all that!
MN. I have absolutley no idea what your talking about, but I'm happy to help. email me on Rich.lees@blueyonder.co.uk
Flat Stanley--based on a kids book--paper man in an envelope
if the protocols were followed, why would any one bitch about a test failure? Hellllooooo...the process is to find adverse reactions BEFORE it hits the general population. Think "Pthalidamide"? You are correct, it was a success and proved the value of the process
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