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how long does it take to test side effects etc?
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how are drugs tested before becoming available to the public?
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Drugs Tested On Few Before Released
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The drug manufacturer and the FDA say they test new drugs on a few people and then release it to the masses.
But the masses may be upset to learn that the government and drug companies may be using the population as guinea pigs.
For example, Becky Moser of Dallas is one of 3 million people taking Chantix, the anti-smoking pill. She said it is helping her quit.
But soon after taking the pill, Becky said she began to have thoughts of suicide. That was not one of the symptoms on the warning label, she said.
But Pfizer, the manufacturer of Chantix, knew about the side effect. When clinical trials were conducted, it was listed as a rare, adverse reaction.
According to Pfizer, Chantix was tested on approximately 5,000 people before its U.S. release. Becky thinks "that's not a lot of people."
The Washington D.C. watch dog group Public Citizen agrees. The group put Chantix on its worst pill list.
There is great concern that new drugs have potential dangers that turn up after wide public release. According to Public Citizen, "one half of all problems that arise in a drug occur within the first 7 years."
According to Dallas psychiatrist Stephen Vobach, who researched drugs for clinical trials, that's just the way it's done.
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* Chantix: Miracle Drug Or Dangerous Problem?
(9/24/2007)
* Anti-Smoking Pill May Help Curb Drinking
(7/10/2007)
* Study: Genes May Play Role In Quitting Smoking
(4/3/2007)
* Anti-Smoking Pill Gets OK In Europe
(9/29/2006)
* Doctors Test Vaccine To Help Smokers Quit
(7/27/2006)
* FDA OKs Pfizer Anti-Smoking Pill
(5/11/2006)
Related Links
* Chantix Website By Pfizer
The drug manufacturer and the FDA say they test new drugs on a few people and then release it to the masses.
But the masses may be upset to learn that the government and drug companies may be using the population as guinea pigs.
For example, Becky Moser of Dallas is one of 3 million people taking Chantix, the anti-smoking pill. She said it is helping her quit.
But soon after taking the pill, Becky said she began to have thoughts of suicide. That was not one of the symptoms on the warning label, she said.
But Pfizer, the manufacturer of Chantix, knew about the side effect. When clinical trials were conducted, it was listed as a rare, adverse reaction.
According to Pfizer, Chantix was tested on approximately 5,000 people before its U.S. release. Becky thinks "that's not a lot of people."
The Washington D.C. watch dog group Public Citizen agrees. The group put Chantix on its worst pill list.
There is great concern that new drugs have potential dangers that turn up after wide public release. According to Public Citizen, "one half of all problems that arise in a drug occur within the first 7 years."
According to Dallas psychiatrist Stephen Vobach, who researched drugs for clinical trials, that's just the way it's done.
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they test them on poor lab animals like chimpanzees and rats and pigs and the old stand by guinea pigs
it can take years of testing, and even if they get approved they may be recalled after its learned its not so good
it can take years of testing, and even if they get approved they may be recalled after its learned its not so good