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Part XIII. Problems in the evaluation of gastrointestinal drugs
Author(s) -
Kirsner Joseph B.,
Rubio Carlos E.,
Mlynaryk Peter,
Reed Peter I.
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1002/cpt196234510
Subject(s) - sophistication , post hoc , medicine , post hoc analysis , drug , pharmacology , sociology , social science
The evaluation of drugs in gastroenterology often has been characterized by the philosophy of post hoc, ergo propter hoc and by a lack of sophistication about the essentials of an objective, controlled drug testing program. Several pertinent problems in the appraisal of gastroenterologic drugs will be considered in this article.