The Family Planning Association (FPA) has issued proceedings against the department over the continued non-publication of guidelines.

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He has called for all drug companies to sign up to the Good Publication Practice Guidelines for Pharmaceutical Companies, which encourage companies to publish all trial results, and to put into place mechanisms to oversee adherence to these guidelines.

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Ronnie Smith, general secretary of the EIS teaching union, said the publication of the guidelines represented "an important milestone" in the process of implementing the curriculum.

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It was due to take effect in April this year, after the publication in January of guidelines on how to apply it.

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The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) has now strengthened its guidelines to restrict the publication of those studies where they feel the objectivity is compromised.

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Manuscripts prepared with professional medical writing assistance are rarely retracted for misconduct (2), are more compliant with CONSORT guidelines (3) and are accepted more quickly for publication (4).

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