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The Dearth of Representation in FDA Approved Drug Trials

2024-01-17 health policy Title + abstract only
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The generalizability of data derived from randomized controlled trials is of paramount importance given their utility in the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) drug approval process. An essential part of this process is the inclusion of reliably reported gender, race and ethnicity data in trials that lead to FDA drug approval. Despite previous mandates by the FDA and Clinicaltrials.gov, gender and race-specific data remains under reported. We reviewed 100 most recently approved FDA medications, an...

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