Alosetron for irritable bowel syndrome
BMJ 2002; 325 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.325.7364.555 (Published 14 September 2002) Cite this as: BMJ 2002;325:555Data supplement
BMJUSA Editor’s Note
Although the IBS Self Help Group does accept "sponsorship" from pharmaceutical companies and displays banner ads on its web site, the founder of the organization and of the Lotronex Action Group clarified in a Rapid Response that neither organization receives funding from pharmaceutical organizations. He also indicated that the Drug Voice survey was neither conducted by the Lotronex Action Group nor the basis for its claims that alosetron is safe. Visit http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/325/7364/555 to read his exchange with Michel Lièvre, who discusses the potential bias that groups introduce by posting drug company content on their web site, as well as counterviews from IBS patients and statistical criticisms of Lièvre’s data from the medical director of a drug company.
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