title: The need to promote independent research on drugs.
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma. Electronic address: giuseppe.traversa@iss.it.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Traversa
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services, Campania Region, Napoli.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sagliocca
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Hematology and Respiratory Diseases, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Liberati
authors.affiliation: Scientific Department, Accademia di medicina, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Martini
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D016730:Program Development