tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post5987591250106893798..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: The Perils of Contract Research Organizations Out-Sourcing Clinical TrialsRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-45273553153134275212009-06-15T18:37:36.752-04:002009-06-15T18:37:36.752-04:00CROs are about a 20 billion dollar a year industry...CROs are about a 20 billion dollar a year industry now, and the growth of this industry accelerated starting in the late 1990s.<br /><br />Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) are suppose to monitor the CRO sites once they approve of a pharma sponsored clinical trial. <br /><br />Since 70 to 80 percent of IRBs are now commercial, they approve most, if not all, proposed clinical trials by pharma Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-14408530294345858822008-12-30T00:19:00.000-05:002008-12-30T00:19:00.000-05:00Thanks,,, good info for meThanks,,, good info for meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-89286920994741239382008-12-21T20:30:00.000-05:002008-12-21T20:30:00.000-05:00Who needs clinical trials? All we need are cybern...Who needs clinical trials? All we need are <A HREF="http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2008/12/21st-century-plague-syndrome-of.html" REL="nofollow">cybernetic miracles</A>.<BR/><BR/>-- SSInformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-54172318037830676212008-12-20T08:22:00.000-05:002008-12-20T08:22:00.000-05:00Here in the US there are still questions about our...Here in the US there are still questions about our drug testing as reported in the Dec. 18th WSJ Diabetes Drugs to Face Tougher Risk Scrutiny with an emphasis on the ongoing debate regarding Avandia.<BR/><BR/>The FDA is now setting a new criteria of two years rather than the three-to-six months for following patients along with the inclusion of older sicker patients.<BR/><BR/>Also:<BR/><BR/>"The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com