Thought Experiment

  • Experiment with two drugs
  • Drug A works moderately well
  • Drug B might work better but we dont know
  • How can we ethically test drug B?
  • To test at all, we must give participants drug B which might harm them
  • If we dont test drug B, then we never improve the drug
  • If we provide drug B, then we are willingly withholding something that has positive effect to the patient