Acamprosate for Alcohol Dependence: A Sex-Specific Meta-Analysis Based on Individual Patient Data

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Funding Acknowledgements

Appreciation is expressed to Falk Kiefer, MD, Kirsten C. Morley, PhD, MPH, Kee Namkoong, MD, the COMBINE study and Merck Sante for providing access to electronic data sets used in this project. We also thank Karyn Coveney, BA and Allison Versaggi, AA for manuscript preparation and Vivian Goodell, MPH, John Light, PhD, and Charles Heyser, PhD, for their editorial comments. Dr. Mason's time was supported in part by grant numbers R37AA014028 and R01AA012602. Dr. Mason has served as a scientific consultant for several pharmaceutical companies, including Merck Sante and Forest Laboratories. Dr. Lehert has served as a statistical consultant for several pharmaceutical companies, includingMerck Sante and Forest Laboratories, Inc.