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As the clinical trials are paid for by the drug companies
and as the patients often could not obtain the drugs without participating in the trial perhaps the physicians feel pressured (consciously or unconsciously) to pay attention to the benefits and perhaps not so much to the complaints about the drugs--Hosting/participating in clinical trials ensures their patients' bills will be paid for and helps assure the drugs will become available for those not on the trial (even those who might want it off-label for another condition or indication later)--The overall effect seems to benefit patients as well as drug companies and the clinics/doctors sponsoring the trials, it seems
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