bioethics Flashcards
what is the limb defects called for thamalidehide
phocomelia
what are off label affects
secindary affects like thamalohide for morning sickeness instead of anti convlatnat
what was LD50
dose required to kill 50% of test aninmals
why was thalimomide given to pregant women
didnt know the affects because they didnt test on pregant animals
what were the affects of taking thalimodide on wghat day
day 21 just eyes
day 22 -ears and face
day 24- damage to arms
up to day. 28 damage to legs
]from day 48 no affects
why was america the least affected drug
frances oldham kelsey
what is the golden bench mark of clincial trail
randomised, double blind and placebo controlled
what is teh disadvantage of placebo
its a form of diception
what is atonomy
people taht are competent and rational and able to give conesent or refuse
what isteh ethical principle that justifys assigning patinets to differnet treatment arms of the clincial trail
clinical equipose
who are sackler trust
family owns purdue phrama
this sells oxycontin and said it was non addictive
what are cohntributing factors to the opiod drug crisis
doctor/phramacy shopping - relative ease to ontianing prescriptions for (fake) compainines and mainiataing multiple prescriptions
how manty people die a day from opium crisis
100 ppl a day
what caused sucidal thoughts in children
Seroxat - SSRI
what flu drug was stock piled
tamiful, half a billion quid on 6 pages on manufacturer funded trails, the drug didn;t work
what are the arguments for patents
- justice/ reward for inventor
- promotes useful consequencs
- new research
- if not permiotted useful information would become trade secrets
- other countries recognide patents
what are the argumnents against patents
- materialism produces excessive burdens in medicie
- unhelpful consequences: inappropriate control
- impact on research participants
- animal research/ animal welfare
- not all countris permit similar patents
what is consequentialism
bioethical theroy that be used to decide what the most ethical action is