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The BMJ has been trying to help the Cochrane Collaboration gain full access to data on oseltamivir. The Cochrane reviewers say there are at least 123 trials of oseltamivir and that 60% of the patient data from completed phase III trails remains unpublished.
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BMJ asks NICE to withdraw approval for oseltamivir. PharmacoEconomics & Outcomes News 669, 2 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40274-013-0040-3
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