Testimony on Comparative Effectiveness Research Douglas L. Noordsy, Dartmouth Medical SchoolOn April 3, 2009, public testimony on comparative effectiveness research was given at a meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality. The testimony represents the views of the presenter and not necessarily those of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) or the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Delivered Via Electronic MailI would submit the tremendous need for rigorous clinical trials addressing the safety and effectiveness of treatment of patients with schizophrenia with multiple antipsychotic medications.Thank you,Douglas L. Noordsy, MDAssociate Professor of PsychiatryDartmouth Medical School1 Medical Center DriveLebanon, NH 03756 Current as of April 2009 Internet Citation: Testimony on Comparative Effectiveness Research: Douglas L. Noordsy, Dartmouth Medical School. April 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/speech/dnoordsy.html