Insider says drugs ineffective

This is truly groundshaking. Kinda like when a cigarette exec finally admits smoking causes cancer, but on a more fundamental level.

A senior executive with Britain's biggest drugs company has admitted that most prescription medicines do not work on most people who take them.

Now if that doesn't pique your interest, I'm not sure what does. Allen Roses, worldwide vice-president of genetics at GlaxoSmithKline, goes on to say:

"The vast majority of drugs - more than 90 per cent - only work in 30 or 50 per cent of the people," Dr Roses said. "I wouldn't say that most drugs don't work. I would say that most drugs work in 30 to 50 per cent of people. Drugs out there on the market work, but they don't work in everybody."

But don't take my word for it. Read the whole story on the UK's Independent. Thanks to Bernie for the link.

Posted by Evo Terra at December 11, 2003 07:37 PM | TrackBack (0)