Patients want full disclosure

[MSUK]

Individuals with multiple sclerosis want to know what’s going on behind closed doors concerning drug research, according to a study published in the Multiple Sclerosis Journal. The study shows MS patients want full disclosure concerning the financial relationship between the doctors and the drug companies in pharmaceutical industry-sponsored clinical trials (ISCTs) before they will agree to participate in such research.... Read More - http://www.ms-uk.org/MSnews

[zjac020]

Im amazed we need a study to validate what is common sense,but I guess that's the only way doctors and big pharma listens.

If doctors were plainly honest about their relationship to big pharma, I have a feeling the drug landscape would be considerably different....

[1eye]

Individuals with multiple sclerosis don't want to know what’s going on behind closed doors concerning drug research, according to a study published in the Multiple Sclerosis Journal. The study shows MS patients want at most half disclosure concerning the financial relationship between the doctors and the drug companies in pharmaceutical industry-sponsored clinical trials (ISCTs) before they will agree to participate in such research.... Dr. I. M. Rich said, "Most patients don't want to know. Especially if it's bad news." Read More - [url]http://www.don't_tell_me_let_me_guess.html[/url]