[legend title=”Lucy Cormack, Sydney Morning Herald, 21 February 2017″]Drug and device trial studies that are sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry are more likely to reveal statistical results and conclusions that favour a sponsor’s product, a new Cochrane Library review has found.

From the design of a study, to the framing of questions and selective reporting of favourable results, the review outlined some of the most common ways industry sponsors can influence the outcome of a study.

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http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/big-pharma-funding-biases-drug-trials-in-favour-of-a-sponsors-product-review-20170220-gugr0d.html

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