Open AccessWarning About Shortcuts in Drug Development
Author(s) -
Califf Robert M.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.117.005737
Subject(s) - medicine , harm , alternative medicine , family medicine , law , pathology , political science
Throughout history, cures and symptomatic treatments have been touted based on extrapolations from poorly understood measures and theories. At best, this has been attributed to naive believers advocating for proposed therapies without awareness of the accompanying uncertainties and risks. At worst