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Originally posted by IndianaJoe
A company called VaxGen has entered Phase III clinical trials for an AIDs vaccine called AIDSvax. Phase III trials represent the testing of possible side effects, dosage requirements and things like that. Whenever a drug reaches Phase III it is very promising and approval usualy comes in a year. This seems like great news with the AIDs epidemic all over the world and espeicaly in Africa. The company is also working on producing small pox and anthrax vaccines for the United States Army. 15 years ago an AIDs vaccine was the holy grail of medicane and now it seems to be on the horizon. My only reservation is how safe can it realy be since i believe the drug effects how your whole immunology works, and since its a vaccine it would be consumed by people who are Not affected already.
Therefore, if you are a pharmaceutical company, what is going to make you more money? One shot, and your patient leaves, perfectly fine? Or having them come back month after month in order to stay alive?
Originally posted by omega1
The height of corruption....or is it
Therefore, if you are a pharmaceutical company, what is going to make you more money? One shot, and your patient leaves, perfectly fine? Or having them come back month after month in order to stay alive?
It's sick, but its the truth. I know people that used to work at pharmaceutical companies and thay say it's the truth.
[Edited on 3-9-2003 by omega1]
Originally posted by dragonrider
It would be nice if it goes through, but (even if it is effective) it probably wont.
Reason I say this is the same reason that a true cure for cancer hasnt been found: too much money to be made.
Absolutely right...
Consider: with AIDS or cancer, you have a class of people who NEED your medication,
and will die without it ...they think.
Not so sure about that!
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, and therefore will pay ANYTHING (made much easier thanks to what is essentially insurance fraud by the pharmaceutical industry).
Therefore, if you are a pharmaceutical company, what is going to make you more money? One shot, and your patient leaves, perfectly fine? Or having them come back month after month in order to stay alive?