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Trials of the Pharmaceutical Industry
Pressure from legislators, doctors, and journals may force full disclosure of clinical trials and their results
The Scientist 2004, 18(22):40
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An idea has been brewing quietly for years among doctors, healthcare policy wonks, medical journal editors, and others who make it their business to keep a close eye on the workings of the pharmaceutical industry. In recent months, ordinary citizens, and the politicians who want their votes have become fired up about the issue, too, and the new pressure could help make the idea a reality: Pharmaceutical companies may soon be required to register their clinical trials and publicly disclose the results, whether they show a drug in a positive, negative, or lukewarm light.
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