Posted by SLS on January 6, 2013, at 5:55:38
In reply to Re: Peter Breggin, posted by poser938 on January 6, 2013, at 5:11:09
As long as the facts (as best as we know them) are portrayed accurately and understandably, I think many members of the lay public would benefit from this information. However, this information must necessarily include the frequency with which treatment-emergent adverse events appear. A treatment-emergent event is not necessarily an effect of a drug, though. During clinical trials, an adverse event must be recorded and reported, regardless of whether the drug caused it or not. It will thus appear on the manufacturer's label if the verbiage is approved by the FDA. It is not so easy to interpret the statistics as they are written in context, though. Treatment-emergent adverse events appear with placebo, too. A good doctor will factor in his knowledge of the epidemiology of other conditions that produce the same events (symptoms) in his evaluation of the risk-versus-benefit of using a particular drug. For some people, it is better for them to ask the doctor about side effects than to evaluate the labeling for themselves.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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