In clinical trials of drugs, the role of the sponsor is especially important in determining which results reach the public. In the study, researchers investigated the impact of selective reporting on bias in studies sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry.
Researchers found evidence of duplicate publication, selective publication and selective reporting in a cohort of studies seeking approval for five antidepressant drugs. Out of all the sources of bias, selective reporting, or the tendency to publish favorable results only, was the major cause for bias, according to researchers.
Previous reports have provided evidence on industry-sponsored studies indicating a tendency to publish only studies with significant findings.
Researchers concluded that there is cause for concern among people who rely on published data alone to choose a specific drug. Such data is not likely to include all studies, including positive, negative, published and unpublished, or alternative analyses, which means that recommending a specific drug based on the data alone is likely based on biased evidence.
BMJ May 31, 2003;326:1171-1173 (Full Text Article)
Before you decide to take a drug, it would be wise to seek information about effectiveness and possible side effects from a wide variety of sources. Relying on published data alone is not likely to provide the whole picture.
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As you all know, the drug industry is one of the largest and most powerful industries on the planet. They will use everything in their power to maintain and expand their control and economic prominence; this includes continuing to deceive you by creating the illusion of "fixing" your health so they can extract even more of your money.
Don’t be fooled by their illusions: what they typically provide you is just a symptomatic Band-Aid that will only further accelerate your path toward degeneration, allowing them to sell you even more Band-Aids down the line. What you should be addressing--and what they won’t address because it is not profitable--are the underlying causes of your health issues.
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