I'm going to be an experimental drug tester!

[dpopiz]

I just saw this ad in the newspaper:
have acne?
up to $200 to try an acne cream

 

[Phuz]

Best of luck with that.

 

[GasX]

Nothing wrong with doing that stuff - Just make sure you read the informed consent form thoroughly.

 

[ThePresence]

Did they tell you about the possible side-effects? :Q

 

[Kadarin]

Heh.. Wouldn't it be funny if you were actually part of the control group? You know, the group that gets the placebo...

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Did they tell you about the possible side-effects? :Q

Yeah, dude, just be careful, if by chance it's not working right then it could make the acne worse or mess up the skin around it. IMO, $200 isn't worth even the slightest risk.

 

[OulOat]

Dude, you know how girls swarm over guys with three arms...

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Heh.. Wouldn't it be funny if you were actually part of the control group? You know, the group that gets the placebo...

That would be great, $200 for little sugar pills probably, hehe

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Did they tell you about the possible side-effects? :Q

I don't think he has gotten that far yet. That is what the informed consent form is all about.

Just everyone knows, here are the 3 stages of human clinical drug trials:

Phase I Various dosages are tried on healthy males to develop a safety profile. It is males only because noone wants to find out too late that they just made all the females sterile... Keep in mind, that as dangerous as this sounds, it is for the most part very safe. Pre-clinical research has given them a good general safety profile, they are just collecting more data in the dosage range they hope to use therapeutically

Phase II Patients with the condition the drug is targeting are given the drug in order to find out what is the best dose level and just how effective the drug is.

Phase III Large scale trial with lots of patients so that a complete effectiveness and safety profile can be developed.

The results of all these trials are then presented to the FDA for review and (potential) approval.