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Drug safety is too important to leave to industry

BMJ 2007; 334 doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7587.230 (Published 1 February 2007)
Cite this as: BMJ 2007;334:230.1

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There's a fundamental tension in many drug trials between the sponsors, who want the trial to be a useful marketing tool, and the guardians of public health, who want it to answer key questions about whether a drug works and is safe. Ideally, a trial should do both, but when …

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