Drug Effectiveness Quotes

I looked into [Prozac]. I must say that it is certainly a wonder drug.

not all drugs are good.. some of them are great

Consider the clinicaltrials by which drugs are tested in human subjects.5 Before a new drug can enter the market, its manufacturer must sponsor clinicaltrials to show the Food and Drug Administration that the drug is safe and effective, usually as compared with a placebo or dummy pill. The results of all the trials (there may be many) are submitted to the FDA, and if one or two trials are positive—that is, they show effectiveness without serious risk—the drug is usually approved, even if all the other trials are negative.

Steroids do not guarantee you're going to have success. I think a lot of people think that they will, but they don't.

The real problem with all drugs is that they work. Fantastically. They're great, right up until the moment they kill you.

We're now able to show that the words of comfort trigger biological reactions which are the very things that you want, and you can use drugs to get there, or you can use words of comfort to get there, which would make your drugs so much more effective.

Drug companies are a bit like high school boyfriends - they're much more concerned with getting inside you than being effective once they're in there.

We should look for ways to expedite generic drug approvals, particularly for products that have a long history of being safe and effective.

Perhaps 10 percent of patients who are prescribed antidepressants are really benefiting from the drugs' active ingredients.