tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post6889865848935972038..comments2024-03-28T13:38:36.788-04:00Comments on Pharma Marketing Blog: Merck on a RollVladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114063498108633047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-27302397450536801562006-12-14T11:56:00.000-05:002006-12-14T11:56:00.000-05:00A. True, long-term side effects are not known, nor...A. True, long-term side effects are not known, nor are they known for most drugs at the time of approval. But they studied almost 20,000 patients for up to 4 years. How much more should they do before approval? That seems like a pretty robust dataset, not to mention post-marketing AE reports. <br /><br />B. In the current political era, free and easy access to sex education, sexual health counseling, and birth control is not always a given.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-80620479359546046252006-12-14T09:21:00.000-05:002006-12-14T09:21:00.000-05:00RE: Gardisil
Yes, teenagers have sex, but I strong...RE: Gardisil<br />Yes, teenagers have sex, but I strongly believe that a vaccine, the long term side effects of which are unknown, is a very risky, let's-give-more-money-to-pharma solution -- not the best way to protect women from a disease which kills only 250,000 people per year in the whole world. (FDANews Daily International Pharma Alert 12/13/06) Free and easy access to sex education, sexual health counseling and birth control is a far better solution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com