Ah. If it's poorly implemented, then yes, that's wrong.
I used to work for a clinical trials company. There's an illusion of independence, but so long as your data meets FDA (yes, FDA - the Australian legislation basically says "See FDA section 11", or whatever) requirements you're effectively working for Glaxo Smith Kline.
It was a very depressing experience.
You do simultaneous tests so you can say you tested it on 6 people and get the drug to market first. To be fair, you have to go through a hell of a lot of trials before you even start thinking about testing on humans, but no, heaven forbid anything increase your time to market ....
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I used to work for a clinical trials company. There's an illusion of independence, but so long as your data meets FDA (yes, FDA - the Australian legislation basically says "See FDA section 11", or whatever) requirements you're effectively working for Glaxo Smith Kline.
It was a very depressing experience.
You do simultaneous tests so you can say you tested it on 6 people and get the drug to market first. To be fair, you have to go through a hell of a lot of trials before you even start thinking about testing on humans, but no, heaven forbid anything increase your time to market ....
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