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You're right that the industry should do better than it does, but the evidence shows that non-industry sponsors are actually worse at compliance with these repo
by mft_ 7y ago
You're right that the industry should do better than it does, but the evidence shows that non-industry sponsors are actually worse at compliance with these reporting rules, than industry sponsors. [0]
[0] https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)33220-9/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6...
- doitLP 7y agoSure but who does most of the research, especially of new drug/compounds?
- refurb 7y agoIndustry does. Industry R&D spend is almost double that of gov’t spend. Academia does most of the basic science.
- mft_ 7y agoAccording to Goldacre et al [0] from the 4209 trials included in their analysis, 2178 (51.8%) were non-industry, 1837 (43·6%) were sponsored by industry, and 194 (4·6%) were sponsored by the US Government. So a (modest) majority were sponsored by non-industry. [0] https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)33220-9/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6...