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A Patch? YES – A Fix? NO: This Emperor Has No Clothes

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The NIH Department of HHS released its Final Rule on “Clinical Trials Registration and Results Information Submission” [1]. This Rule is meant to address frustrating maintenance and compliance issues in the ClinicalTrials.gov database, especially the results reporting section which has been neglected or totally ignored, (we commented on this in Continue reading A Patch? YES – A Fix? NO: This Emperor Has No Clothes→

Moving Towards Greater Transparency – One Step At A Time, Inexorably

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Sharing trial data has been a controversial topic for quite a while. Recently the editors of major medical journals decided to take a stand. They will make access to trial source data a requirement, as a condition of publication, arguing that patients and the scientific community have a right to this Continue reading Moving Towards Greater Transparency – One Step At A Time, Inexorably→

Does The Taxpayer Get Rewarded For Funding Such Studies?

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Cabotegravir (S-1265744) is an integrase inhibitor similar to dolutegravir.  When formulated as a long-acting drug using crystalline nanoparticle technology it is called GSK’744 LAP.  When injected intramuscularly, ‘744 LAP it has a half-life of >1 month which makes it ideally suited for PrEP of HIV for high-risk patients who nowadays are Continue reading Does The Taxpayer Get Rewarded For Funding Such Studies?→