Drugs don't work: Top professor claims five in six new medicines have '
little benefit' to patients
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 12:44 PM on 18th August 2010
Drug companies have been accused of conning the public by hyping up patented
medicines with little new to offer while downplaying their potentially
harmful side-effects.
A new study estimates that 85 per cent of new drugs offer few if any new
benefits while having the potential to cause serious harm due to toxicity or
misuse.
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