Sep. 27, 2004. 01:00 AM
Doctors need to have unbiased data on effectiveness of new drugs, says medical ethicist Arthur Schafer
North Americans consume a lot of pills: pills for high blood pressure, low libido, high cholesterol, acid reflux, arthritic pain, and depression.
We take prodigious quantities of pills because our doctors have been persuaded and have, in turn, persuaded us, that these pills work.
Doctors get their information about what works and what doesn't from a variety of sources, including what they were taught 20 years ago at medical school and what they were told last night by a paid consultant of some drug company after a fancy-free dinner.
Article from: Toronto Star
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