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Drug Exec Quote: Drugs Don’t Work In Everybody

On December 8, 2003 BBC News Online interviewed Allen Roses, an expert in genetics and senior executive at the drug company giant GlaxoSmithKline. In the interview, Mr. Roses was quoted as saying “drugs on the market work, but they don’t work in everybody.”

In fact, it is estimated that 90% of drugs only work in 30-50% of the population. Roses cited research published three years ago that found different drugs had significantly different success rates with different people. That study found that most drugs had an efficacy rate of 50% or less.

Richard Ley, a spokesman for the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, said “It’s not news to anyone that not all drugs work in all people all the time.” He says using one drug for any particular condition “is not a viable approach. A medicine might work well in one person, and not at all for another.”

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