Re: Lawsuit questions need for Lipitor: The ASCOT trial's 2000 women

In article <fuo2l1tfprj69rmqs5rhdsb7kp6ppog5r6@xxxxxxx>,
Jim Chinnis <jchinnis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> listener <listener@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in part:
>
> >> The Therapeutics Initiative effectively discards the data from tens of
> >> thousands of men in better-designed trials and instead chooses to base
> >> women's recommendations purely on women, most of whom were in ALLHAT.
> >In
> >> ALLHAT, many in the "statin" group used a weaker statin than many used
> >in
> >> the "control" group. Pretty much a joke.
> >> --
> >> Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA
> >>
> >
> >What does that say about the Therapeutics Initiative? [serious question]
>
> They did a very poor meta-analysis. It's hard to do one right, though.
> --
> Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA

Would a company do a open pit venture on a meta-analysis?

Bill

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