UPDATE: Parexel Destroys Immune Systems, Avoids Liability - Consumerist Comments

UPDATE: Parexel Destroys Immune Systems, Avoids Liability

Greg P — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 18:58:37 EDT

Sounds like a great biological weapon, not such a good cure.

Greg P

UPDATE: Parexel Destroys Immune Systems, Avoids Liability

The_Truth — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:58:26 EDT

Unfortunatly though, someone has to do it....

The_Truth

UPDATE: Parexel Destroys Immune Systems, Avoids Liability

Smoking Pope — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:37:20 EDT

@Vinny: Well, there's a middle ground in there. Friend of mine was diagnosed as having leukemia but for some reason he was asymptomatic. By the time he was diagnosed it was fairly advanced.

Instead of having a 95% chance, his odds were down to 85%. But, there was a new treatment that was showing promise in trials that could boost the odds a bit. So his choice was take the lower (but still good) odds with traditional tratment, or better his odds with something experimental.

Tough choice, and in this case not a good one. He took the experimental treatment, had a stroke the next day, and died2 days after that.

Anyway, yeah, taking experimental meds for quick cash is not such a hot idea.

Smoking Pope

UPDATE: Parexel Destroys Immune Systems, Avoids Liability

Vinny — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:22:13 EDT

Why people do this is soooooooooooo beyond me.

Why the hell would you do a drug trial?

WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY?

(Exception: You have a terminal disease and you want to take a shot at a cure; different animal altogether)

Vinny

UPDATE: Parexel Destroys Immune Systems, Avoids Liability

The_Truth — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:38:27 EDT

Makes you wonder if all these drug trials are done by shell companies, with the sole intent, that if the trial does goto crap then the shell takes the brunt of it (As in this case).

The_Truth

UPDATE: Parexel Destroys Immune Systems, Avoids Liability

Smoking Pope — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:13:12 EDT

Wow, that's the definition of a major bummer. It seems that the drug was manufactured with an eye towards shielding the manufacturer from liability, which should be a crime in and of itself.

How in the hell did this drug make it to human trials?

(As for that picture, someone should tell her about Head On, which I understand you apply directly to the forehead.)

Smoking Pope