• tookmyname@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    First step is testing safety. Then you give it to a much larger group to establish the level of effectiveness, since you need a lot of data to establish that. After the effectiveness is established you would declare it safe AND effective.

    SMH. Can’t imagine how that’s not obvious.

    • Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      It seems a lot of people misunderstand that being declared “safe” doesn’t mean it’s effective and being declared “effective” doesn’t mean it’s safe.

      For example: water is safe, but it’s not an effective treatment for a heart attack. And dying is an effective treatment for heartburn (it’ll stop it) but it sure as hell ain’t safe.

      It’s important to have both.