Posted by SLS on January 26, 2005, at 7:15:45
In reply to ...a mere clarification? » SLS, posted by dancingstar on January 26, 2005, at 0:49:51
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> The British Journal of Psychiatry (2001) 178: 234-241
> © 2001 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
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> Remission rates during treatment with venlafaxine or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
> MICHAEL E. THASE, MD
> University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA
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> A. RICHARD ENTSUAH, PhD and RICHARD L. RUDOLPH, MD
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> Clinical Research and Development, Wyeth-Ayerst Research, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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> Correspondence: Michael E. Thase, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2593, USA
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> Declaration of interest M.E.T. is a paid consultant to Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, the employer of A.R.E. and R.L.R.
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> Hmmm...Let me see if I can read this properly: "DECLARATION OF INTEREST M.E.T. IS A PAID CONSULTANT TO WYETH-AYEST LABORATORIES, THE EMPLOYER OF A.R.E. AND R.L.R."
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> Did I get that all right?
Hi.
Good work.I was waiting to see how long it would take you to identify this as a confounding factor in considering the believability of the articles. See, you don't have to be "educated" to be intelligent and continually learning despite the absence of a degree. I hope I'm a good example of that.
The original studies that were used to pool the analases were NOT funded by Wyeth. However, once the results were produced and interpreted showing the superiority of Effexor to the SSRIs, Wyeth quickly took advantage of this by providing the investigators to perform the meta-analasis.
It is a true shame that the most formidable of our clinical researchers no longer remain with universities and government institutions exclusively. Money does talk. So do the numbers in this study.
- Scott
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