Hi guys,
I've stumbled upon the response letter of Merck to Frankel (who criticized them for recommending the 1mg dose of finasteride for hairloss instead of lower dose)
In this letter they say that he had achieved the trial documents using the 'Freedom of Information Act'. ("...the documents obtained by Frankel under the Freedom of Information Act...")
this is the letter: http://archderm.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=477940
(and in his article indeed he says "we recently used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the documentation leading to the approval by the Food and Drug Administration for the use of PROPECIA")
Now, I wonder if it is legally possible for someone who lives in the US to submit a request to the FDA to expose the RU58841 Phase I and II documents?
Is there someone who is familiar with this 'Freedom of Information Act' and can say if it's possible?
I've stumbled upon the response letter of Merck to Frankel (who criticized them for recommending the 1mg dose of finasteride for hairloss instead of lower dose)
In this letter they say that he had achieved the trial documents using the 'Freedom of Information Act'. ("...the documents obtained by Frankel under the Freedom of Information Act...")
this is the letter: http://archderm.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=477940
(and in his article indeed he says "we recently used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the documentation leading to the approval by the Food and Drug Administration for the use of PROPECIA")
Now, I wonder if it is legally possible for someone who lives in the US to submit a request to the FDA to expose the RU58841 Phase I and II documents?
Is there someone who is familiar with this 'Freedom of Information Act' and can say if it's possible?