"But clinicians and researchers say the results do suggest that Americans
may be overestimating the power of the drugs, and that the medicines'
greatest benefits may come from the care and concern shown to patients
during a clinical trial -- a context that does not exist for millions of
patients using the drugs in the real world."
Patients in trials get 10 hours per month with care givers, doctors and
researchers. In the real world they get an average of 20 minutes per month.
What we need is 10 times as many care givers.
Dr Trefor Roscoe
Medical IT Consultant
Medical Legal Software Ltd
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From: Evidence based health (EBH) is the integration of individual knowledge
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Sent: 07 May 2002 22:42
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Subject: Against Depression, a Sugar Pill Is Hard to Beat
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42930-2002May6.html
"A new analysis has found that in the majority of trials conducted by drug
companies in recent decades, sugar pills have done as well as -- or better
than -- antidepressants. Companies have had to conduct numerous trials to
get two that show a positive result, which is the Food and Drug
Administration's minimum for approval."
Regards
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