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SARS-CoV-2 jabs are being approved for new indications without any clinical trials

SARS-CoV-2 jabs are being approved for new indications without any clinical trials

They trashed the rules to wave them through

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The ‘indications’ that are important in developing drugs

In the world of drug development, the ‘indication’ is omnipotent.

So, what is an indication, if you don't already know.

An indication is the medical condition that a medicine is used for. As an example, insulin is indicated for Type 1 diabetes. For Type 2 diabetes, a change of diet may be indicated along with monitoring of the condition. It is for the doctor to assess the indication based on the diagnosis. Listings are available for a doctor to refer to establish the products indicated for a particular diagnosis. In the UK it is the Monthly Index of Medical Specialities (MIMS). A doctor may also use a medicinal product ‘off label’ if experience suggests an intervention would be beneficial. That should have been the case with existing drugs such as ivermectin.

During the ten years I was permanently employed by companies developing new molecular entities (NMEs) I worked on NMEs for the following indications:

  • Acute pancreatitis

  • Migraine …

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