PharmaTimes 2010 Great Oxford Debate 30th September

This House Believes that Medicines deliver a net saving to the Nation

PharmaTimes Great Oxford Debate - 2009

This house believes: "That there is an unacceptable conflict of interest when pharma conducts trials on its own drugs"

95 Noes - 22 Ayes

Proposing the motion:

Dr Fiona Godlee, Editor in chief, BMJ
Dr Ben Goldacre, 'Bad Science' columnist for The Guardian.

Opposing the motion:

Dr Robert Ruffolo, Former President of Research, Wyeth
Professor Vincent Lawton CBE, Portfolio of Non-Executive Directorships and Healthcare Consultant and former MD of MSD UK & Ireland

This year's PharmaTimes Great Oxford Debate was on 23 September 2009. Read more on the outcomes of this year's Oxford Debate in the October issue of pharmatimes.