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Freakonomics Radio - 269. Bad Medicine, Part 2: (Drug) Trials and Tribulations

269. Bad Medicine, Part 2: (Drug) Trials and Tribulations

Freakonomics Radio

12/08/16 • 45 min

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How do so many ineffective and even dangerous drugs make it to market? One reason is that clinical trials are often run on "dream patients" who aren't representative of a larger population. On the other hand, sometimes the only thing worse than being excluded from a drug trial is being included.

12/08/16 • 45 min

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