Secrecy about pharmaceutical products
- Lack of public access to information on medicines
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In the UK, it is a criminal offence for officials involved in the licensing or withdrawal of a drug to disclose any information about their decision. Although the manufacturers of drugs are required to produce data sheets that identify likely side-effects, there is no public right of access to these safety studies.
Claim
Evidence based medicine has been corrupted by corporate interests, failed regulation, and commercialisation of academia
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