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JOINT BONE SPINE
Volume 72, Issue 6, Pages 451-455Publisher
ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2005.10.003
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coxib; side effects; therapeutic trial; cardiovascular toxicity
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The removal of rofecoxib after several years on the market has caused deep concern among patients, physicians, researchers, editors, and regulatory agencies. Similar situations have occurred in the recent past. They illustrate the serious limitations of preregistration trials. Approved drugs should be subjected to close postmarketing surveillance. A number of methodological issues regarding the evaluation of drug safety are discussed in this article. The advantages and drawbacks of observational studies and randomized trials are reviewed. Emphasis is put on the usefulness of independent steering committees for therapeutic trials and on the value of cumulative meta-analyses. (C) 2005 Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.
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