Episode 89: The Ethics of New Drug Approvals (Rebroadcast)
2 Docs Talk: The podcast about healthcare, the science of medicine and everything in between. - Een podcast door Kendall Britt, MD and Amy Rogers, MD
The process of drug approval is long and expensive. To complicate matters, pharmaceutical companies, patients, an the FDA are all invested in the process, for different reasons – and they aren’t always the same. Today we discuss the story of how a new drug came to market and the unusual circumstances around its approval. Resources: FDA grants accelerated approval to first drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy CDC on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Right to Try Compassionate Use Be sure and subscribe in iTunes or Stitcher if you haven’t already. And you know we’d appreciate it so much if you would tell your friends about 2 Docs Talk! Listen on iTunes Listen on Stitcher Now Available on Google Play Music!
