Taylor, Fiona
Reasner, David S.
Carson, Robyn T.
Deal, Linda S.
Foley, Catherine
Iovin, Ramon
Lundy, J. Jason
Pompilus, Farrah
Shields, Alan L.
Silberg, Debra G.
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U01FD003865)
Article History
First Online: 28 March 2016
Compliance with Ethical Standards
: The authors meet criteria for authorship as recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and were fully responsible for all aspects of manuscript development. Fiona Taylor participated in planning and executing the study, analyzing and interpreting the data, and drafting the manuscript; Catherine Foley and Farrah Pompilus participated in planning and executing the study, collecting, analyzing and interpreting the data, and drafting the manuscript; Ramon Iovin participated in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting the data and drafting the manuscript; Alan L. Shields participated in planning and executing the study, interpreting the data, and drafting the manuscript; David S. Reasner provided input on the study design and drafting of the manuscript; Robyn T. Carson, Linda S. Deal, Debra G. Silberg, and Jason Lundy provided input on the study design and manuscript.FT, CF, and ALS are employees of Adelphi Values, which received payment from the sponsors to conduct the research; RI and FP were employees of Adelphi Values at the time this research was conducted. DSR is a member of Albemarle Scientific Consulting and an employee of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, and owns stock and stock options in Ironwood. RTC is an employee of Allergan and owns stock and stock options in Allergan. At the time of the research, LSD and DGS were employees of Shire, and have shareholdings in Shire and other pharmaceutical companies through stocks and mutual funds. JJL was an employee of the Critical Path Institute at the time this research was conducted. Any views expressed in this publication represent the personal opinions of the authors, not those of their respective employer. The authors’ respective organizations were given the opportunity to review the manuscript for medical and scientific accuracy as well as intellectual property considerations.