Identifying false data . . . and other stories
BMJ 2022; 376 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o216 (Published 03 February 2022) Cite this as: BMJ 2022;376:o216Fake data
Two years ago, scrutiny of the individual patient data in 150 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) submitted for publication to an anaesthetics journal revealed that nearly half contained false data (Anaesthesia doi:10.1111/anae.15263). As a recent discussion in Nature makes clear, there’s no easy solution to this. Everyone claims that they want fraudulent studies to be identified and exposed but, in practice, universities, funding agencies, journal editors, and publishers find it more convenient to sweep scientific misconduct under the rug (Nature doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00025-6).
Medication review
It’s a similar story with polypharmacy in older people. Doctors agree that prescribing multiple drugs often means the risks of …
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