drugs

also referred to as: drug

9 statements across 8 episodes · 4 bullish · 3 bearish · 8 people on the record · first statement Dec 15, 2017 by Jorge Conde · across every show →

Everything said about drugs, oldest first

Dec 15, 2017
Insight
Conde: Poor biological understanding drives most drug discovery failures
“So the real truth is the vast majority of drugs fail and are found ineffective or toxic because we don't understand the underlying disease biology.”
Jorge Conde Dec 15, 2017 ▶ 8:16 Challenges in Healthcare Innovation
Jan 2, 2019 bullish
Assertion Contradicted
Digital therapeutics can outperform traditional drugs for diabetes treatment, says Vijay Pandey
“And I believe actually Modis had done this, and in this case, one can show actually that, that digital therapeutic is not just comparable to the drug, but in, and generally can exceed the capabilities of the drug.”
Vijay Pande Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 9:34 a16z Podcast | When Bio Meets Computer Science
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Samuels: Smartphones touch 250,000 patents while drugs touch only 30-40
“The average smartphone is covered by 250,000 patents. The average drug by 30 or 40 patents.”
Julie Samuels Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 17:15 a16z Podcast | A Whirlwind Tour of Policy Issues in Tech
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Insight
Kaditz: Pharmacogenomics is the lowest-hanging fruit in genomic applications
“Using genetics to determine which drugs you're most likely to respond to. I think that that is, like, the lowest hanging fruit.”
Jeff Kaditz Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 10:05 a16z Podcast | When Will Genomics Live Up to the Hype?
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Scientific understanding of approved drugs remains severely limited
“Even for drugs that are on the market, and have been used for many years, our ability to really describe what they actually do is very limited.”
Russ Altman Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 3:52 a16z Podcast | The Genetics Of Drug Delivery
Jan 17, 2019 bullish
Opinion
Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan: Software is a drug
“Software is a drug.”
Vas Narasimhan Jan 17, 2019 ▶ 14:22 a16z Podcast | The Science and Business of Innovative Medicines
Mar 2, 2020 positive
Insight
Lim: Dietary choices can impact health as much as pharmaceutical drugs
“We eat three, sometimes more meals a day, so the foods that we eat can be as impactful to our health as the drugs that we take.”
Jonathan Lim Mar 2, 2020 ▶ 13:48 The 5 Revolutions in Cancer Treatment
Dec 20, 2023 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Robbins: Placebos equal prescribed drug results at least 25% of the time
“You can take any result you get with virtually any drug, and at least 25% of the time, the placebo will do the same result in almost every study I've read.”
Tony Robbins Dec 20, 2023 ▶ 45:44 Tony Robbins on the Future of Health & Longevity
Dec 20, 2023 negative
Assertion Contradicted
Pande: FDA rejects new drugs that are cheaper but equal in efficacy
“If you had a drug that was as good as the best drug, but cheaper, That still can't get that won't go by the FDA because they actually has to be better than the last drug, even if it's not better scientifically, but it's better in other ways.”
Vijay Pande Dec 20, 2023 ▶ 13:03 Tony Robbins on the Future of Health & Longevity
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