Medical Trials

Annabella · Like a person, only smaller Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

On topic with today's headlines that 5 men are in intensive care following participating in medical trials....

Has any one or anyone you know ever taken part in medical trials?
How much did you earn - would you do it again?

As a university student we were regularly leafleted with opportunities to earn £££££ for doing nothing! All you have to do is take these pills 5 times a day/give blood samples once a week etc...
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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Danny's done a bit of this, might explain a few things Razz

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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

This is exactly why we do animal testing. Perhaps not enough in this case?

I blame the tree-huggers.
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BlackSheep · Trackday Trickster Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Karma :

I know someone who was paid to be infected with the common cold and then had various cures tried out on him for a week
i seem to remember he got paid £500
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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

In the US they are allowed to pay more for more dangerous testing.

They are not in the UK, which seems a bit off, though I can see both sides of the arguments.

craigie b · Citizen Smith Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Karma :

I think the story is quite horrific (especially one of the guys head swelling 3x as big Shocked

) but I supose that is the risk you take when doing one of these ventures. I suppose in extremely rare cases no amount of animal testing could forsee the outcome.

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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

For basic testing, the maximum they are allowed to be paid is £100 a day I believe.

carvell · Scuttler Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Karma :

People will do anything for money!

As someone said, this is why they test on animals, clearly it needs to be done more.
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akaDAVE · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Karma :

I remember hearing on the radio (think it was Capital or similar) for volunteers for 'Anthrax testing'! Shocked

They tried to make it sound a bit less frightful but it did make me chuckle. No thanks.

I feel sorry for these blokes they would have had a false sense of security.
Apparently no matter how much they test on animals they are totally different to humans in some ways and things like this can happen.
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veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

Should've taken the blue pill

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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Considering you get warned that a vitamin C pill bought in Tescos might have these side effects, I reckon they had a long list of possible complications in this case as well Smile

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Stevie B · Crazy Courier Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Karma :

This is not good news as i've just signed up as a volunteer for medical testing with a company based in Manchester near my Uni. It took me a month to persuade my mum it was fine and i wasnt going to 'die' during testing! Shocked

Me suspects the phone will be ringing soon with a worried old dear on the end of it!

The surveys i intend to do however are the more basic ones; paying around £500-800 for a 2-3 day stay etc. and with a drug that has already been tested on humans before.
I can see this affecting the companies themselves quite substancially, but then again, people will always be needing money so who knows.

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Teaman · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Dec 2004 Karma :

I say test it on americans,,

lets face it, theres loads of em and no ones gonna miss the odd one (appart from Mcgee)
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Shaun · Likes 'em bent Joined: 17 May 2003 Karma :

Where can I sign up for this shizzle?

Black Knight · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Karma :

I applied to a medical trial. Went up for the initial medical (expenses fully paid for in cash) passed that but when I went back a few weeks later for the trial I had picked up an infection and couln't participate.

Seemed ok though if you've nothing better to do.

Free accomadation, 3 square meals a day, no work and you get paid for it.

There's value Thumbs Up

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craigie b · Citizen Smith Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Karma :

Would you believe they had an unprecedented amount of people sign up for testing after the story broke on the news Shocked

bazza · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Karma :

I don't see what all the fuss is about. There's a few people on BCF with big heads, inflated egos, whacked out on drugs and with tiny genitalia - I don't see them making headlines...

Laughing

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