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If Follica doesn't have to do trials for FDA (Hair Multiplication & Research)

posted by TAGOHL, 12.05.2008, 21:32

» Why would it take that long to start a trial?

Because there's a ton of preparation involved. Clinical trials are time consuming -- from finding the funding, to designing a specific protocol, from doing all the paperwork, to finding and screening study subjects, to setting up the logistics for performing the procedures and doing the followups, etc. And that doesn't even count the work that needs to be done after the trial. Why do you think it takes so long for new drugs to get to market (the average is about a decade, and only about 10 months of that comes from the FDA review)?

As an aside, Follica recently said (via Daphne) that they are doing a rigorous scientific study -- not some flying by seat-of-the-pants study. If you want a study that's going to be taken seriously, whether it's for the FDA or not (tons of studies are published in medical journals that have nothing to do with the FDA), than you need to put in the effort to have a well-designed and executed study.

BTW, They only recently got funding for the human trial (several months ago, I think.)


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• If Follica doesn't have to do trials for FDA - AJ, 12.05.2008, 21:11 (Hair Multiplication & Research)
  • If Follica doesn't have to do trials for FDA - TAGOHL, 12.05.2008, 21:32
  • If Follica doesn't have to do trials for FDA - rev, 12.05.2008, 21:35
    • If Follica doesn't have to do trials for FDA - cal, 13.05.2008, 07:18
      • If Follica doesn't have to do trials for FDA - benji, 13.05.2008, 11:52
        • If Follica doesn't have to do trials for FDA - goata007, 13.05.2008, 16:36
      • If Follica doesn't have to do trials for FDA - goata007, 13.05.2008, 16:41
        • If Follica doesn't have to do trials for FDA - goata007, 13.05.2008, 16:42
      • If Follica doesn't have to do trials for FDA - rev, 13.05.2008, 17:25
        • If Follica doesn't have to do trials for FDA - cal, 13.05.2008, 18:58
  • If Follica doesn't have to do trials for FDA - debris, 14.05.2008, 03:59
    • If Follica doesn't have to do trials for FDA - cal, 14.05.2008, 11:17