i'm a tad short of money this year, so i was looking in a local paper for a saturday job when i came across an advert looking for volunteers to, well, be guinea pigs.
on the down side, you have to take drugs un-tested on humans.
on the plus side, £2,200 isn't bad money for a weeks work.
has anyone done this? anyone had bad (or, indeed, good) expeiences?
Originally posted by geniusAsk these guys.
i'm a tad short of money this year, so i was looking in a local paper for a saturday job when i came across an advert looking for volunteers to, well, be guinea pigs.
on the down side, you have to take drugs un-tested on humans.
on the plus side, £2,200 isn't bad money for a weeks work.
has anyone done this? anyone had bad (or, indeed, good) expeiences?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4951624.stm
Originally posted by geniusI haven't done it myself, but it was quite popular among the medicine students at my university. Those I spoke to didn't report any negative experiences.
i'm a tad short of money this year, so i was looking in a local paper for a saturday job when i came across an advert looking for volunteers to, well, be guinea pigs.
on the down side, you have to take drugs un-tested on humans.
on the plus side, £2,200 isn't bad money for a weeks work.
has anyone done this? anyone had bad (or, indeed, good) expeiences?
Originally posted by Sicilian SmaugWell spoken.
When drugs are tested on different animals, different data is obtained, same as when drugs are tested on humans for the first time. It's a lottery. If you want to believe what they tell you, go for it! You want the money, why not?
Personally, I think my health is worth more than a few thousands pounds and anyone who puts their health in the hands of these scientists are stupid.
Originally posted by Sicilian SmaugSomeone's going to test a new drug. The only question is whether they get paid.
When drugs are tested on different animals, different data is obtained, same as when drugs are tested on humans for the first time. It's a lottery. If you want to believe what they tell you, go for it! You want the money, why not?
Personally, I think my health is worth more than a few thousands pounds and anyone who puts their health in the hands of these scientists are stupid.
Originally posted by Sicilian SmaugHow should drugs be tested, if at all?
Or if anyone even tells them. Lots of evidence has been uncovered about people tested on in teaching hospitals all round the world without their knowledge or consent, going back decades but still probably going on today- but more likely the drugs companies would target poorer countires where they can get away with it easier.
Originally posted by Sicilian SmaugI wouldn't do it. But then the problem is the only people who do are those who can't afford not to.
I havn't got the answers, I'm not a fan of animal testing as it's unreliable and cruel and think there are too many risks for healthy volunteers in the later human testing as the animal models just don't show how a human will react. So, I don't know. There's no way of proving a drug entirely safe with any method. My only point here is that people shou ...[text shortened]... think the people who run the trials can be relied upon to safe guard volunteer's health.
Originally posted by genius..people used to look for me...now i live in iceland and push around
i'm a tad short of money this year, so i was looking in a local paper for a saturday job when i came across an advert looking for volunteers to, well, be guinea pigs.
on the down side, you have to take drugs un-tested on humans.
on the plus side, £2,200 isn't bad money for a weeks work.
has anyone done this? anyone had bad (or, indeed, good) expeiences?
back row pieces that are all out of order...and oh, yes, i think my nippon spouse is coating the sashimi with arsenic....is my name germanicus ?
Originally posted by Sicilian SmaugI think many people who do this don't just do it for the pay check, but also because they know it's important research which may save lives later. That's not a bad reason to risk your health.
My only point here is that people should value their health more than a pay cheque.
Originally posted by Sicilian Smaugi think the only way to test a drug is when someone is very sick and they willingly accept to take an experimental drug that may cure them
Or if anyone even tells them. Lots of evidence has been uncovered about people tested on in teaching hospitals all round the world without their knowledge or consent, going back decades but still probably going on today- but more likely the drugs companies would target poorer countires where they can get away with it easier.