Study: Big Pharma clinical trials are biased
It appears the outcome of clinical trials by Big Pharma may be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Or is that “profits-see”?
From Newsweek:
When clinical trials for new drugs are published, they have a tendency to show positive resultsâ€â€some critics say, too positive. Questions of bias have been raised repeatedly, particularly in trials with drug-company funding. A new study, appearing Monday in the online version of Cancer, the journal of the American Cancer Society, analyzes 140 trials of breast-cancer drugs. The bottom line? In 2003, a whopping 84 percent of trials with pharmaceutical-company involvement showed positive results, compared to just 54 percent for trials without industry backing. The study was led by Dr. Jeffrey Peppercorn, assistant professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, along with three researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
Drug companies have billions of dollars invested in the outcome of clinical trials; they don’t want to see any negative results produced. Is it really that big of a surprise that the results of a trial lean toward the party with the most riding on the outcome?







2 Responses to Study: Big Pharma clinical trials are biased
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
-
-
Search Blog Posts
-
Save Even More Money!
-
-
Trending Content
-
Watch our YouTube Video
-
Categories
Big Pharma Buy prescriptions online Canadian drugs Drug costs Drug reimportation Drug safety eDrugSearch.com FDA Health 2.0 Healthcare100 Healthcare blogs Healthcare solutions Low-cost drugs Medicare Part D Merck Online pharmacies Online pharmacy safety Pfizer Pharma bloggers Pharmaceutical companies Pharmaceutical marketing Pharma cheerleaders Prescription drug abuse Prescription drug prices Prescription drugs Prescriptions Wal-Mart drug plan -
Blogroll
- Bullet Wisdom
- Bulverde Business Directory
- Christian Counseling San Antonio Tx.
- Christian Schools in San Antonio Texas
- Christian Social Network
- Christians United for Israel
- DrugWonks.com
- Eye on FDA
- GoozNews
- Health 2.0
- Hunting Forum
- In the Pipeline
- Jesus Christ Our King
- John Hagee Ministries
- Kevin, M.D.
- Local Search Marketing
- My $299 Website
- Pharm Aid
- Pharma Marketing
- PharmaGossip
- Pharmalot
- San Antonio Asphalt
- San Antonio Life Insurance
- San Antonio Pressure Washing
- Storage New Braunfels Tx
- Texas Wildlife Supply
- The Angry Pharmacist
- The Health Care Blog
- The Peter Rost Blog
- World Vision
-
Tags
big pharma Canadian drugs canadian pharmacies canadian pharmacy consumer reports craig newmark divine healing Drug costs drug prices Drug reimportation eDrugSearch.com FDA Fosamax Generic drugs healing scriptures Health 2.0 healthcare reform Hypertension Jehova Rophe Jesus Christ Lipitor Metformin miracles nabp online pharmacy dictionary online prescriptions osteoporosis peter rost Pharmacies pharmacists pharmacychecker pharmacy spam phrma Prescription drugs prescription medication Proverbs 3:5-8 reimportation relenza Roche saving money SSRI swine flu Tamiflu The Great Physician The Lord our Healer -
Recent Tweets
- JanDrugs Reviews and Ratings at http://t.co/UnEmxPbzFa: http://t.co/zMR4qGA7o1 [#]
- eDrugSearch Blog Rank on the Healthcare100: http://t.co/VJprL4LZWl [#]
- New blog posting, How to Get Prescription Medication Without Health Insurance - http://t.co/1ZdLavB87d [#]
- 10 Tips for Safer Prescription Drug Use http://t.co/GFnMIN1mCy [#]
-
Archives
-
Recent Comments
- Heather Sturges on What is the Difference Between Effexor and Cymbalta?
- Lupe Machol on Cost of diabetes drugs has nearly doubled
- Manpower For Hospital In Pune on Why is Medicine Cheaper in Canada?
- Jen on How a Canadian Pharmacy Can Help You Offset Drug Price Hikes
- nino iarajuli on Vending machine dispenses prescription drugs
[...] Hat Tip: eDrugSearch Blog. [...]
This is actually suprising to others?