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Under other circumstances, the data in question might have been
available from the FDA. Under the US government freedom of information
provisions, the FDA posts extensive details of new drug reviews online,
generally with very few 'commercial in confidence' details blacked out.
However, the FDA declined the licence application for reboxetine in
2001 and therefore no details of the review were made public.
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Government freedom of information provisions and clinical trial data
Under other circumstances, the data in question might have been
available from the FDA. Under the US government freedom of information
provisions, the FDA posts extensive details of new drug reviews online,
generally with very few 'commercial in confidence' details blacked out.
However, the FDA declined the licence application for reboxetine in
2001 and therefore no details of the review were made public.
Competing interests:
National Prescribing Service is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
Competing interests: No competing interests