Healthy Skepticism Library item: 6638

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Publication type: Journal Article

Huston P, Moyer D.
Pharmaceutical company trials and the integrity of medical research
Lancet 1996; 347:1628-1629

Abstract:

The authors did not “pick on” risperidone. There is not strong empirical evidence for the superiority of risperidone over older drugs. The request for unpublished data was not misrepresented in the original paper. These points aside, the authors applaud Janssen’s largely constructive response to their paper.

Keywords:
*letter to the editor/Janssen/risperidone/publication bias/drug company sponsored research/INFLUENCE OF PROMOTION: PUBLICATION