@alexbryant-harden Greetings! I think that your response has prompted me to think a bit further about my response to this question. There are risks involved and in some cases those risks involve the loss of life or other medical complications….   Read more»

Posted by: @amandaally1029 With clinical studies comes lots of risks, especially where human participants are concerned. However, in order to figure out if a medical product, device, or drug is essential, these studies are necessary. What do you think are…   Read more»

The main objective of clinical testing is to test and observe how their pharmaceutical drug effects the people it aims to treat. In the end, it is the goal to make sure the drug is doing more harm than good,…   Read more»

Although there are risks involved in participating and conducting clinical trials, I think there trials are necessary in order to advance in medicine. In my opinion, pros include having access to a drug you need before others, frequent medical care,…   Read more»

As a lab technician, it is one of those on-the-job training sessions you must put into practice daily. Good clinical practices (GCP) are the guidelines that are in place to ensure safety. The FDA sets the guidelines for any industry…   Read more»

Big Pharma has established its position and those names and reputations stand highly recognized. However, the CRO is a contract research organization that is a life sciences company that provides support to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries in…   Read more»

What is ethical and what is not can be somewhat of a grey area. Peoples opinions will always differ greatly when it comes to this topic. I think if the patient is well informed on the risks they are taking…   Read more»

FDA regulations require a clinical trial before a product is set to market. Clinical Trials are very essential both on medical devices and on drugs. After pre-clinical data is approved it is imperative that it be tested in a controlled…   Read more»

I believe that double-blind studies are beneficial. This is due to the fact that a researcher or overseer of the patient could have an impact on the patient if they know what is given. If the researcher develops a rapport…   Read more»

Nurses are frequently involved in the recruitment of subjects for clinical research studies when their patients are potential study participants. As professionals, it is nurses’ responsibility to make sure that our patients are treated with beneficence when they are included…   Read more»

Honestly vaccine in today time are being tested in real time on humans compared to animals.However due to we are in the middle of a pandemic I can see the importance and severity of the vaccine testing due the death…   Read more»

Clinical studies is very important to the continuous growth of the medical field as a whole.However clinical studies does have its advantages and disadvantages that can be very hard in many aspects.However this studies drive the way for Doctors and…   Read more»

Recruitment and Retention are a critical part of clinical trials. There can be so many advantages and disadvantages of clinical trials. Some advantages include more access to new treatments, fewer side effects, and multiple tests which gives the patient reassurance….   Read more»