Advantage trial created as promotional tool: Merck official

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outrider - 26 Apr 2005 16:22 GMT

"As it turned out, Merck's marketing department had created the
Advantage trial as a promotional tool, to introduce about 600 doctors
to
Vioxx."

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/24/business/24drug.html?pagewanted=print&position=

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Jeff - 26 Apr 2005 20:48 GMT

> "As it turned out, Merck's marketing department had created the
> Advantage trial as a promotional tool, to introduce about 600 doctors
> to
> Vioxx."
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/24/business/24drug.html?pagewanted=print&position=

It seems to me that Dr. Lisse, the person who was the first author on the
trial should lose his academic post. He should never have been the first
author on a paper which he couldn't vouch for.

And maybe, he should have his medical license yanked, as well.

Jeff

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