Compassionate Use
By Michael Leshinski
A recent news report and subsequent blog posting have sparked my interest in compassionate use waivers. I wanted to know more about the process. What exactly is compassionate use? I’ve provided some links below to help us better understand it.
http://www.research.ucsf.edu/chr/Guide/chrEmerUSE.asp
-This website from the University of California, San Francisco, will give you a detailed explanation of compassionate use as well as discuss some associated ethical issues.
http://www.pfizer.com/research/science_policy/compassionate_use_policy.jsp
-Take a look at this website to learn where some pharmaceutical giants stand on the issue of compassionate use waivers.
http://www.cancerworld.org/CancerWorld/getStaticModFile.aspx?id=1955
-Follow the link above to an article exposing many true life stories related to cancer and compassionate use. The article also discusses how the subject is treated in some European countries.
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00718393
-From a clinical trials watch site, provided by the National Institutes of Health, the site tells about a clinical trial being conducted with patients on compassionate use basis.
-The link above discusses a legal suit involving a drug company and a family of a sick boy who is being denied treatment for his illness.
1 comment:
Thanks for the links, Mike. I was not familiar with compassionate use waivers.
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