Weight loss drugs may not be the miracle they seem
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wrote on 26 Sept 2024, 13:13 last edited by
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wrote on 26 Sept 2024, 13:22 last edited by
No surprise there.
As a gas-passer, I'm glad I don't have to deal with people who have been NPO for 8-12 hours and might still have full stomachs.
Shitty drugs. I saw one report that at 6 months (1 year?) about half the patients stop taking them because of side effects. Even without gastroparesis, who wants to be nauseated and have diarrhea?
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wrote on 26 Sept 2024, 13:29 last edited by
No free lunch.
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wrote on 26 Sept 2024, 13:41 last edited by Axtremus
"No lunch" may be more effective.
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wrote on 26 Sept 2024, 13:41 last edited by
@Axtremus said in Weight loss drugs may not be the miracle they seem:
"No lunch" may be more effective.
zing!
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wrote on 26 Sept 2024, 14:48 last edited by
I wonder if the suing will be successful. Drug companies seem to be pretty good about listing any and all possible side effects.
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wrote on 26 Sept 2024, 14:55 last edited by
I've seen the range of outcomes on this from a few different folks. For some the side-effects are too hard to manage, but I also know people who seem to have minimal to no side effects.
Given over-eating is a driver of much of the cost in healthcare today, I still think these drugs are a potential game changer in healthcare.
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wrote on 26 Sept 2024, 15:28 last edited by
It's not obvious that bad habits that make you die sooner, drive up health care spending.
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wrote on 26 Sept 2024, 15:32 last edited by Klaus
What if a pharmaceutical company goes through the full process of getting a new medication approved and did all the required studies and everything correctly, but then some new side effect shows up that didn't show up in the studies.
Are they legally on the hook for that?
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What if a pharmaceutical company goes through the full process of getting a new medication approved and did all the required studies and everything correctly, but then some new side effect shows up that didn't show up in the studies.
Are they legally on the hook for that?
wrote on 26 Sept 2024, 17:54 last edited by@Klaus https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-trouble-with-new-drugs-2019050216562
"But sometimes the "side effect" is death."
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What if a pharmaceutical company goes through the full process of getting a new medication approved and did all the required studies and everything correctly, but then some new side effect shows up that didn't show up in the studies.
Are they legally on the hook for that?
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What if a pharmaceutical company goes through the full process of getting a new medication approved and did all the required studies and everything correctly, but then some new side effect shows up that didn't show up in the studies.
Are they legally on the hook for that?
wrote on 26 Sept 2024, 23:53 last edited by@Klaus said in Weight loss drugs may not be the miracle they seem:
What if a pharmaceutical company goes through the full process of getting a new medication approved and did all the required studies and everything correctly, but then some new side effect shows up that didn't show up in the studies.
Are they legally on the hook for that?
Unknown, but it’s not beyond the realm of possibility that previously unseen effects could occur in such a larger and less healthy population.
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wrote on 27 Sept 2024, 07:38 last edited by
From what I can see, there's a thing called "Comment K" in the US which restricts strict liability for drugs. In Europe, liability is less strict anyway.