# \[e-drug\] Pharmaceutical industry funding of clinical research **URL:** \ **Category:** e-drug\ **Created:** [November 25, 2004, 4:33am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-pharmaceutical-industry-funding-of-clinical-research/21090 "2004-11-25T04:33:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joel.lexchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@joel.lexchin](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/joel.lexchin)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2004, 4:33am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-pharmaceutical-industry-funding-of-clinical-research/21090/1 "2004-11-25T04:33:58Z")
E-DRUG: Pharmaceutical industry funding of clinical research ------------------------------------------------------------ dear E-druggers, I have written an article on the implications of pharmaceutical industry funding of clinical research which will be appearing in the January issue of the Annals of Pharmacotherapy. The journal posts articles on its web site in advance of their appearing in print and my piece has just been posted today. Unfortunately, without a subscription you cannot download the article. I have a pdf version of the article and anyone who wants a copy can contact me personally and I'll be happy to send one electronically. I've put the abstract of the piece below: This commentary explores the influence of industry funding and offers suggestions for overcoming some of the problems. First, it is difficult to obtain funding from some sources for research with limited commercial value. Second, lack of communication among researchers can impede scientific progress. Stopping research before meaningful results are available is another area of concern. Next, suppressed or delayed publication of data may bias the results of meta-analyses, resulting in incorrect risk-benefit profiles for drugs. Finally, commercially funded clinical research is more likely to yield positive results than when funding comes from other sources. Possible solutions are explored. Joel Lexchin -- Joel Lexchin MD 121 Walmer Rd. Toronto ON Canada M5R 2X8 Tel: 416-964-7186 Fax: 416-923-9515 E mail: joel.lexchin@utoronto.ca