Comments on: Financing drug and medical device R&D http://www.samefacts.com/2009/09/health-care/financing-drug-and-medical-device-rd/ Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:11:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Barry http://www.samefacts.com/2009/09/health-care/financing-drug-and-medical-device-rd/comment-page-1/#comment-32694 Barry Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:26:32 +0000 http://samefacts.dreamhosters.com/2009/09/uncategorized/financing-drug-and-medical-device-rd/#comment-32694 "...(It’s odd that the people who think it horribly unjust that the U.S. pay more than a fair share of the costs of protecting the planet from global warming are fine with having us pay more than a fair share of the costs of medical advancement, and vice versa.)" I've said this on numerous blogs, that right-wingers seem to support 'subsidizing' the rest of the world in only two areas - healthcare and military spending. Odd, that. “…(It’s odd that the people who think it horribly unjust that the U.S. pay more than a fair share of the costs of protecting the planet from global warming are fine with having us pay more than a fair share of the costs of medical advancement, and vice versa.)”

I’ve said this on numerous blogs, that right-wingers seem to support ‘subsidizing’ the rest of the world in only two areas – healthcare and military spending. Odd, that.

]]> By: R. Stanton Scott http://www.samefacts.com/2009/09/health-care/financing-drug-and-medical-device-rd/comment-page-1/#comment-32665 R. Stanton Scott Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:09:01 +0000 http://samefacts.dreamhosters.com/2009/09/uncategorized/financing-drug-and-medical-device-rd/#comment-32665 The problem with using the profit motive as an incentive to conduct medical research is that...companies will only spend on the development of drugs and devices that will make them a profit. They won't look for ways to stop diseases and conditions that not very many people have, however deadly or debilitating. They will also not work on ways to fight more widely spread diseases and conditions if most of the people suffering are poor. Instead they will spend their money looking for better and better ways to improve the sex lives of wealthy middle aged men. The problem with using the profit motive as an incentive to conduct medical research is that…companies will only spend on the development of drugs and devices that will make them a profit.

They won’t look for ways to stop diseases and conditions that not very many people have, however deadly or debilitating. They will also not work on ways to fight more widely spread diseases and conditions if most of the people suffering are poor.

Instead they will spend their money looking for better and better ways to improve the sex lives of wealthy middle aged men.

]]> By: 2sk21 http://www.samefacts.com/2009/09/health-care/financing-drug-and-medical-device-rd/comment-page-1/#comment-32663 2sk21 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:19:25 +0000 http://samefacts.dreamhosters.com/2009/09/uncategorized/financing-drug-and-medical-device-rd/#comment-32663 If you wish to see how badly most Pharmaceutical companies conduct research, take a look at the forums on Cafe Pharma: http://cafepharma.com/ There is plenty of scope to improve the way research is conducted in this industry. If you wish to see how badly most Pharmaceutical companies conduct research,
take a look at the forums on Cafe Pharma: http://cafepharma.com/
There is plenty of scope to improve the way research is conducted in this industry.

]]> By: Brett http://www.samefacts.com/2009/09/health-care/financing-drug-and-medical-device-rd/comment-page-1/#comment-32661 Brett Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:47:27 +0000 http://samefacts.dreamhosters.com/2009/09/uncategorized/financing-drug-and-medical-device-rd/#comment-32661 What we need is a better break-down of how R & D spending is spent, what type of drugs it is spent on, and where it is being spent. Is most research being done in private laboratories independent of any public financing? Are there joint projects, like working with universities and medical schools in "Research Parks"? Thanks for the new comment section. Some advice, though - if possible, you might want to add some type of thing like what Kevin Drum and the Foreign Policy blogs have, that require you to enter a "CAPTCHA". That'll keep out the spammers, although it won't keep out the trolls. In the meantime, testing <em>testing</em> <i>testing</i> [i]testing[/i] What we need is a better break-down of how R & D spending is spent, what type of drugs it is spent on, and where it is being spent. Is most research being done in private laboratories independent of any public financing? Are there joint projects, like working with universities and medical schools in “Research Parks”?

Thanks for the new comment section. Some advice, though – if possible, you might want to add some type of thing like what Kevin Drum and the Foreign Policy blogs have, that require you to enter a “CAPTCHA”. That’ll keep out the spammers, although it won’t keep out the trolls.

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