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Drug companies' dirty secrets

To the World Health Organisation:

We call on you to ensure doctors and the public have access to all the information we need to get the best possible treatment. Every clinical trial, past and present, should be made public and results should be released within one year of their completion so the most up to date information informs patient care.

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Drug companies' dirty secrets
The drugs we take and trust every day are allowed on the market based on clinical trials. But shockingly, over half of those trials are buried by drug companies! Sometimes hiding horrific side effects. The World Health Organisation decides in 4 days whether to force these firms to come clean, let's make sure they do.

It's a ridiculous game.You have a lucrative new drug. You run a trial. You get a bad side effect, bury the trial, and run another one. You get no effect, bury the trial and run another one. Just keep going till you get the result you want. We can't continue gambling our health on this trial lottery.

Because of the vast public health implications (imagine the wealth of scientific knowledge buried in those trials!) the WHO is deciding whether to step in. Their public consultation period ends Friday and if we don't get an overwhelming public voice demanding transparency, the international bureaucrats could find it very hard to overcome the army of corporate lobbyists on the other side. It's billions of dollars, vs millions of lives. Let's make sure the right side wins. Click to sign the petition and share with everyone who cares about our health.

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