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In Reply: Drs FitzGerald, Patrono, and Hawkey write that review papers they authored were inappropriately included in the Table in our article, explaining that their articles were independently authored without discussion of their content with Merck before publication. The Table, as stated in its legend and in the text of the article, includes articles identified from internal documents,^1-2 as well as other articles by investigators identified within internal documents. Articles by such investigators were found by searching MEDLINE, as we described. All of these articles were examined to better understand patterns of disclosure, as we believed that either their mention within internal documents or the mention of specific investigators suggested that Merck was aware of the publication and perhaps had provided support for the project. Correspondence with Merck, acknowledged by FitzGerald and Patrono, led to the identification of their articles using MEDLINE. To our knowledge, these articles were not discussed . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Joseph S. Ross, MD, MHS
joseph.ross@mssm.edu
Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York

David S. Egilman, MD, MPH
Department of Community Health
Brown University School of Medicine
Providence, Rhode Island

Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM
Department of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut

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