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1: Contemp Clin Trials. 2008 Mar;29(2):109-13. Epub 2007 Aug 16.Click here to read Links

Pharmaceutical company funding and its consequences: a qualitative systematic review.

Department of Philosophy, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada K7L 3N6. sismondo@queensu.ca

This article systematically reviews published studies of the association of pharmaceutical industry funding and clinical trial results, as well a few closely related studies. It reviews two earlier results, and surveys the recent literature. Results are clear: Pharmaceutical company sponsorship is strongly associated with results that favor the sponsors' interests.

PMID: 17919992 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]