vers ies ▁ ▁East ell ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁report ▁in ▁the ▁Times ▁High er ▁Education ▁Supp lement ▁concerning ▁alleg ations ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁incorrectly ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁full ▁access ▁to ▁data ▁for ▁a ▁trial ▁of ▁the ▁Pro ct er ▁& ▁Gam ble ▁drug ▁Act onel ▁( used ▁to ▁treat ▁o ste op or osis ). ▁ ▁The ▁report ▁established ▁that ▁the ▁analysis ▁for ▁the ▁trial ▁had ▁been ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁Pro ct er ▁& ▁Gam ble ▁and ▁that ▁East ell ▁did ▁not ▁in ▁fact ▁have ▁complete ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁data . ▁ ▁East ell ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁the ▁edit ors ▁of ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁B one ▁and ▁Min eral ▁Research , ▁where ▁the ▁paper ▁in ▁question ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁accepting ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁dis closed ▁limitations ▁on ▁data ▁access ▁as ▁required ▁by ▁the ▁journal ▁and ▁acknowled ging ▁certain ▁errors ▁in ▁the ▁paper . ▁ ▁At ▁a ▁General ▁Medical ▁Council ▁" fit ness ▁to ▁practice " ▁hearing ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁determined ▁that ▁East ell ' s ▁actions ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁" d eli ber ately ▁mis leading ▁or ▁d ish on est ", ▁although ▁he ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁neg lig ent ▁in ▁making ▁" un true " ▁and ▁" mis leading " ▁declarations ; ▁the ▁council ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁a ▁finding ▁of ▁mis con duct . ▁ ▁The ▁THE ''' s ▁report ▁on ▁East ell