tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post5438450307901052019..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: Nissen and Califf on the Avandia Case, and the Evils of Suppressing Data from Clinical ResearchRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-74399559674001810082007-08-30T11:38:00.000-04:002007-08-30T11:38:00.000-04:00A good example of industry spin is today's WSJ opi...A good example of industry spin is today's WSJ opinion piece by Scott Gottlieb The War on (Expensive) Drugs. In this piece Dr. Gottlieb calls for more open sharing of results. The reason being so industry can show (spin) their side of the story.<BR/><BR/>He questions the governments funding of head to head testing. It seems this is not fair to the new drugs. He also states that there has been no Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-60302587600600960362007-08-29T14:26:00.000-04:002007-08-29T14:26:00.000-04:00"if we level the playing field so all companies ar..."if we level the playing field so all companies are working under the same rules, then the best products will win out because the public will have better information and people will make better decisions about what to do."<BR/><BR/> Amen.<BR/><BR/>Steve LucasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-11094027034597599352007-08-29T11:12:00.000-04:002007-08-29T11:12:00.000-04:00Another terrific post! But the issue isn't hidden ...Another terrific post! <BR/><BR/>But the issue isn't hidden data as much as the bigger problem of studies being reported but carefully spun, data statistically (creatively) interpreted so as to support the sponsor. Studies are also carefully designed to virtually guarantee positive results. I watch reearchers do this daily to ensure staying in good graces with the drug sponsors, guaranteeing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-8839896800854489792007-08-29T10:00:00.000-04:002007-08-29T10:00:00.000-04:00Roy--Thanks for the great post. I'm cutting and pa...Roy--<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the great post. I'm cutting and pasting it into a message to both my Senators (I've had to give up on my do-nothing Congressman). Wish your other readers would follow suit.<BR/><BR/>--MelodyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com