http://www.blisstree.com/articles/heart-pill-for-african-americans-under-fda-review/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:34:04 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.blisstree.com/articles/heart-pill-for-african-americans-under-fda-review/comment-page-1/#comment-567384 A Hearty Life » BiDil for Black Heart Failure Patients Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:39:20 +0000 http://www.geneticsandhealth.com/?p=46#comment-567384 [...] Radio and print advertisements will begin next week selling BiDil to black heart failure patients in Detroit, Houston, and Washington. With the drug’s heart controversial background, maker NitroMed is focusing more on quality-of-life than the race of target patient population. Although BiDil is approved only for use by the estimated 750,000 U.S. blacks with heart failure, a 60-second radio spot that will kick off the media campaign makes just one direct reference to race, noting that BiDil is “FDA-approved to treat heart failure in African-American patients.” [...] [...] Radio and print advertisements will begin next week selling BiDil to black heart failure patients in Detroit, Houston, and Washington. With the drug’s heart controversial background, maker NitroMed is focusing more on quality-of-life than the race of target patient population. Although BiDil is approved only for use by the estimated 750,000 U.S. blacks with heart failure, a 60-second radio spot that will kick off the media campaign makes just one direct reference to race, noting that BiDil is “FDA-approved to treat heart failure in African-American patients.” [...]

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/heart-pill-for-african-americans-under-fda-review/comment-page-1/#comment-566156 Lei Mon, 20 Jun 2005 03:25:47 +0000 http://www.geneticsandhealth.com/?p=46#comment-566156 Thanks for your comment, Haemi. You make a very good point. I'm sure many doctors prefer to stick to a drug regimen that they've seen work most of the time in their patients. But the drug companies are pretty darn convincing what with their free samples and pushy sales people. Thanks for your comment, Haemi. You make a very good point. I’m sure many doctors prefer to stick to a drug regimen that they’ve seen work most of the time in their patients. But the drug companies are pretty darn convincing what with their free samples and pushy sales people.

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/heart-pill-for-african-americans-under-fda-review/comment-page-1/#comment-565981 Haemi Mon, 20 Jun 2005 02:56:13 +0000 http://www.geneticsandhealth.com/?p=46#comment-565981 Even if such a super drug does become available, I wonder how long it would take before the use of it becomes widespread. Many docs have specific medications they prescribe because it's proven to work on their patients. A lot of doctors treat their patients like cookie-cutter people, and prescribe the same drug for the same problem to different people. It still shocks me when something like digoxin is still prescribed. Even if such a super drug does become available, I wonder how long it would take before the use of it becomes widespread. Many docs have specific medications they prescribe because it’s proven to work on their patients. A lot of doctors treat their patients like cookie-cutter people, and prescribe the same drug for the same problem to different people. It still shocks me when something like digoxin is still prescribed.

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