Audio recording of meeting between GSK and Dr Nissen to discuss Avandia

Issued: 6 September 2010, London, UK

On 10 May 2007, four GSK medical and clinical experts met with Dr Steven Nissen – who had been conducting an independent meta-analysis of Avandia studies - to discuss the scientific data.  An audio recording of this meeting was made covertly by Dr Nissen.  At no stage before or during the meeting was GSK informed that the meeting was being recorded.

On 6 September 2010, the BBC Panorama programme aired the recording of this meeting.  Selected extracts from the recording had already been provided by Dr Nissen to The New York Times newspaper.

On Friday 3 September 2010, following the issue of a subpoena (legal request) to Dr Nissen, GSK obtained a copy of the audio recording. On the day the Panorama programme was due to air, we made the recording available online so that all interested parties could hear all the comments made at this meeting in their full context.

• Audio recording of meeting between GSK and Dr Nissen to discuss Avandia (MP3 file 58MB)