Wednesday, October 22, 2014

BMJ - Industry Sponsorship Bias in Statin Trials

 "Industry sponsorship bias in research findings: a network meta-analysis of LDL cholesterol reduction in randomised trials of statins"

"Conclusions Our analysis shows that the findings obtained from industry sponsored statin trials seem similar in magnitude as those in non-industry sources. There are actual differences in the effectiveness of individual statins at various doses that explain previously observed discrepancies between industry and non-industry sponsored trials."



http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g5741

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