There are excellent, proven reasons why we have to a lot of rigorous testing on drugs. Sure it takes a long time, but when it has been properly tested, then it will be valuable to humankind beyond measure, forever. That’s worth waiting for and doing it right.
And there are times when the process can be shortened in an an emergency, like Covid. I remember years ago, when they were doing a double-blind test on one of the first successful AIDS drugs, and it became apparent that the new drug was working incredibly well. It made it obvious who had been given the placebo. The new drug was so successful, that they determined that it would be morally wrong to deny it to the others in the test who were getting the placebo, and were continuing to get sicker, so they ended the study and gave everyone the new drug.
There are excellent, proven reasons why we have to a lot of rigorous testing on drugs. Sure it takes a long time, but when it has been properly tested, then it will be valuable to humankind beyond measure, forever. That’s worth waiting for and doing it right.
And there are times when the process can be shortened in an an emergency, like Covid. I remember years ago, when they were doing a double-blind test on one of the first successful AIDS drugs, and it became apparent that the new drug was working incredibly well. It made it obvious who had been given the placebo. The new drug was so successful, that they determined that it would be morally wrong to deny it to the others in the test who were getting the placebo, and were continuing to get sicker, so they ended the study and gave everyone the new drug.