In their January editorial, the PLOS Medicine Editors discuss a paper which shows discrepancies between internal company documents and published reports of industry-sponsored trials. However, a new initiative from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) which aims to ensure that clinical trial data are released once the marketing authorization process has ended may go some way to addressing concerns over transparency of clinical trial findings. With this initiative planned to start in January 2014, the editors argue that EMA will need to hold a firm course during 2013 while the details of the initiative are ironed out.
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Editorial
Getting More Generous with the Truth: Clinical Trial Reporting in 2013 and Beyond
PLOS Medicine: published January 29, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001379
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