Drug Trial

Hello my friends all over the world - hope all is well

I have been invited to go on a drug trial - ALEGLITAZAR - I am at the moment being screened to see if I am the sort of person. Does anyone know of this drug, has it been found a success in other countries and should I continue to be a candidate ?
I have in the past always tried to help hospitals with drug trials, maybe this is the time to say STOP
Regards
Fluzy Suzy

2 Comments

drug trial placebo...

by sunny@heart - 2013-06-16 02:06:56

I participated in a drug trial for 2 new diabetes drugs given in conjunction; after reading about the drugs I said I would decline taking the drugs due to written side effects. and just use diet & exercise to control. The doc decided to keep me in the trial as an alternative .... the results were surprising to him & nurses... My numbers came down... weight, BP, and blood sugars... they said the results were actually helpful in the trial as I was the only one who had success. .... go figure!

Your decision

by IAN MC - 2013-06-16 05:06:25

Hi Suzy

First of all if nobody agreed to taking part in clinical trials there would never be another new drug launched. There would be no more new life-saving medicines !!

Drug testing,by law, has to go through 4 phases :-

Phase 1: Tests the safety of the drug
Phase 2: Tests to find out if the drug works or not
Phase 3: Finds out if it is any better than existing drugs or not and determines the optimum dosage,
Phase 4: these are trials which carry on after the drug has been given a licence

Ask your Dr which phase the trials are. I think that Aleglitazar has been around for some time and it seems to be a real advance in the treatment of diabetes . I would have no hesitation in taking part in the trial myself but it is your decision.

Ian

You know you're wired when...

Airport security welcomes you.

Member Quotes

I just had this miracle implanted two weeks ago and I’m feeling better.