STAT+: Pharmalittle: Most doctors disagree with FDA approval of the Alzheimer’s drug; women underrepresented in life sciences C-suites
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A majority of U.S. physicians disagree with the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the Alzheimer’s drug from Biogen (BIIB) and believe the medicine should not be routinely used, according to a new survey from STAT and Medscape. Nearly two-thirds of the 200 primary care physicians and neurologists polled find the trial data unclear when it comes to benefits and risks of the drug. Consequently, only a small minority of these doctors think the medicine should be given to patients with early-onset Alzheimer’s.
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