It’s to be expected that an industry would want to study the safety of its own products—although it could point to the need for more independent research. What is a cause for concern is this:
Another study published in Scientific American found that meta-analyses by industry employees were 22 times less likely to have negative statements about a drug than those run by unaffiliated researchers.
That does suggest that the meta-analyses (as opposed to primary studies) are being used more for marketing than for product improvement.
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It’s to be expected that an industry would want to study the safety of its own products—although it could point to the need for more independent research. What is a cause for concern is this:
That does suggest that the meta-analyses (as opposed to primary studies) are being used more for marketing than for product improvement.