tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post110364351552746241..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: The End of Blockbuster Drugs?Roy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-1103653314226575492004-12-21T13:21:00.000-05:002004-12-21T13:21:00.000-05:00Unfortunately, it gets even more complicated, and ...Unfortunately, it gets even more complicated, and there really is no easy way to assess adverse effects of drugs outside of controlled trials. The biggest problem with observational studies of treatments (like drugs) is selection bias. Physicians are trained to select the most suitable treatment for each individual patient. Therefore, patients they treat with a particular drug for a specific Roy M. Poses MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.com