Lots of drug study results are being disseminated with a favorable spin

May 2004

Lots of drug study results are being disseminated with a favorable spin.

Presenting the SAME results in different ways...using different statistical methods...actually affects prescribing.

For example, physicians are more likely to prescribe simvastatin when told it reduces mortality by 30%...instead of saying it improves survival from 88.5% to 91.8%.

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