What's New on our website?
This page lists the most recent additions to our website including Announcements, recent issues of our International News and AdWatch and:
> Publications by Healthy Skepticism Members
> Publications mentioning Healthy Skepticism
> Publications from around the world relevant to drug promotion
Announcements
February 2010: Selling sickness Conference announcement: Amsterdam October 7-8, 2010
February 2010: Prescription for Conflict: Should Industry Fund Continuing Medical Education?
November 2009: Film: GenerationRx, Sydney
Healthy Skepticism International News
March 2010: Whose bread I eat, his song I sing
February 2010: Trials of newer antidepressants for depressed children and/or adolescents
January 2010: Paxil Study 329: Paroxetine vs Imipramine vs Placebo in Adolescents
Healthy Skepticism Soapbox
February 2010: Mother Guilty of Murder—Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Innocent
July 2009: Open letter to Robert M. Golub, Letters Section Editor, JAMA
May 2009: Healthy Skepticism’s Concern about Keynote Speaker at Australian Medicines Policy Conference
AdWatch
October 2009, USA: Amylin and Eli Lilly’s Byetta® (exenatide injection) for type 2 diabetes
September 2009, Italy: Lescol (fluvastatin) from Novartis
August 2007, Australia: Criticism of Adwatch on Avandia (rosiglitazone)
Publications by Healthy Skepticism Members
Recent publications where at least one of the authors is a Healthy Skepticism member.
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Othman N, Vitry AI, Roughead EE
Medicines information in medical journal advertising in Australia, Malaysia and the United States: A comparative cross-sectional study
Southern Med Review 2010; 3:(1):
http://www.fmhs.auckland.ac.nz/sop/smr/_docs/SMR_Vol3_ Issue1.pdf
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Vitry AI.
Does direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising do more harm than good?
Ann Intern Med 2009 Dec 1; 151:(11):823-4
http://www.annals.org/content/151/11/823.4.long
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Gérvas J, Wright J
Please may we have an RCT now?
BMJ 2009 Nov 10; 339:
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/339/nov10_1/b4651?papetoc
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Vitry A
Why the ban on prescription medicine ads is a joke
Crikey 2009 Oct 7
http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/ban-on-prescription-medicine-advertising-is-a-joke/
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Lexchin J, O'Donovan O
Prohibiting or ‘managing’ conflict of interest? A review of policies and procedures in three European drug regulation agencies
Social Science & Medicine 2009 Sep 24;
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VBF-4X9G8VC-2&_user=8303832&_coverDate=09/24/2009&_alid=1114653813&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_cdi=5925&_sort=r&_docanchor=&view=c&_ct=1&_acct=C000000593&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=8303832&md5=55e3d0f54e165f8c4f2281a43b85dc33
Publications mentioning Healthy Skepticism
Recent publications mentioning Healthy Skepticism written by non-members.
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Rout M
Doctors' danger swallowing drug companies' line
The Australian 2010 Mar 6
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/doctors-danger-swallowing-drug-companies-line/story-e6frg8y6-1225837527835
HSL17360
McLeod S
Vioxx ruling raises questions over drug marketing
ABC Radio: The World Today 2010 Mar 5
http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2010/s2837562.htm
HSL17089
A Brief History of Bipolar Kids
Neuroskeptic 2010 Jan 14
http://neuroskeptic.blogspot.com/2010/01/brief-history-of-bipolar-kids.html
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Pringle E
Profit Drive Swine Flu Propaganda - Pump Up the Volume - Part 2
Natural News 2009 Oct 22
http://www.naturalnews.com/027301_swine_flu_influenza_pandemic.html
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Hunt S
Drug companies accused of indirect marketing to consumers
The Wire 2009 Oct 13
http://www.thewire.org.au/daydetail.aspx?SearchDay=2009-10-13
Publications relevant to drug promotion: published in the last 30 days
See other items below (eg. news articles).
- Scholarly journal articles
18 academic journal articles that were published within the past 30 days have been added to the Healthy Skepticism library. To see more go to 2010 or the library home page or the library search page.
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Mahoney DF, Ladd E
More than a Prescriber: Gerontological Nurse Practitioners' Perspectives on Prescribing and Pharmaceutical Marketing
Geriatric Nursing 2010 Nov 12;
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WG2-4XNVT6R-2&_user=10&_coverDate=11/12/2009&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1186254657&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=41a35fa4a08a3eec6404ea731bbfd78c
HSL17344
O’Hanlon S
My year without drug reps
BMJ 2010 Mar 3; 340:
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/340/mar03_2/c1102
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Eichler HG, Bloechl-Daum B, Abadie E, Barnett D, Knig F, Pearson S.
Relative efficacy of drugs: an emerging issue between regulatory agencies and third-party payers.
Nat Rev Drug Discov 2010 Feb 26;
http://www.nature.com/nrd/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/nrd3079.html
HSL17281
Lo B
Serving Two Masters — Conflicts of Interest in Academic Medicine
NEJM 2010 Feb 25; 362: (8): 669-671
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/362/8/669
HSL17296
Kmietowicz Z
Gaviscon maker is accused of rigging the market
BMJ 2010 Feb 24;
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/340/feb24_2/c1121
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Hopkins Tanne J
Few US medical schools and medical centres are disclosing industry ties
BMJ 2010 Feb 23;
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/340/feb23_2/c1075
HSL17292
Rosenberg M
Pfizer's ghostwritten journal articles are still standing, still bogus
Online Journal 2010 Feb 23;
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_5609.shtml
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Zarocostas J
Head of WHO’s vaccines advisory group defends its policy on competing interests
BMJ 2010 Feb 17;
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/340/feb17_2/c987
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Aldis WL
Industry influence: Big Pharma’s long tentacles
BMJ 2010 Feb 16;
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/340/feb16_1/c941
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Dyer C
Doctor could face financial ruin even if he wins libel case
BMJ 2010 Feb 16;
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/340/feb16_2/c967
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Moher D, Schulz KF, Simera I, Altman DG
Guidance for Developers of Health Research Reporting Guidelines
PLoS Med 2010 Feb 16;
http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000217
HSL17253
Carlzon D, Gustafsson L, Eriksson AL, Rigner K, Sundstrom A, Wallerstedt SM.
Characteristics of primary health care units with focus on drug information from the pharmaceutical industry and adherence to prescribing objectives: a cross-sectional study.
BMC Clin Pharmacol 2010 Feb 15; 10: (1): 4
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6904/10/4
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Hemminki E, Toiviainen HK, Vuorenkoski L.
Co-operation between patient organisations and the drug industry in Finland
Social Science & Medicine 2010 Feb 12;
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20163903
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Messerli FH, Bangalore S.
FDA drug information that never reaches clinicians.
N Engl J Med 2010 Feb 11; 362: (6): 562
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20175300
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Casoy J.
FDA drug information that never reaches clinicians.
N Engl J Med 2010 Feb 11; 362: (6): 561
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20175299
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Cook GE, Sasich LD, Sukkari SR.
FDA drug information that never reaches clinicians.
N Engl J Med 2010 Feb 11; 362: (6): 562-3
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20175263
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Collins C.
FDA drug information that never reaches clinicians.
N Engl J Med 2010 Feb 11; 362: (6): 561-2
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20175262
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Marshall BL.
Science, medicine and virility surveillance: 'sexy seniors' in the pharmaceutical imagination.
Sociol Health Illn 2010 Feb 8;
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20149154
129 other items that were published within the past 30 days have been added to the Healthy Skepticism library. To see more go to 2010 or the library home page or the library search page.
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Iskowitz M
GSK reveals speaker, consulting fees
Medical Marketing & Media 2010 Dec 15
http://www.mmm-online.com/gsk-reveals-speaker-consulting-fees/article/159645/
HSL17131
Mahoney DF, Ladd E
More than a Prescriber: Gerontological Nurse Practitioners' Perspectives on Prescribing and Pharmaceutical Marketing
Geriatric Nursing 2010 Nov 12
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WG2-4XNVT6R-2&_user=10&_coverDate=11/12/2009&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1186254657&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=41a35fa4a08a3eec6404ea731bbfd78c
HSL17365
Rout M
Doctors' danger swallowing drug companies' line
The Australian 2010 Mar 6
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/doctors-danger-swallowing-drug-companies-line/story-e6frg8y6-1225837527835
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Farnsworth S
Arthritis drug Vioxx doubled heart attack risk
ABC News 2010 Mar 5
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/05/2837400.htm
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Rout M
Arthritis drug Vioxx 'not fit for sale' because of heart attack risk, says judge
AdelaideNow 2010 Mar 5
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/breaking-news/arthritis-drug-vioxx-not-fit-for-sale-because-of-heart-attack-risk-says-judge/story-e6frea7c-1225837278930
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Rout M
Merck to appeal after heart attack victim Graeme Peterson awarded $278,000
The Australian 2010 Mar 5
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/merck-to-appeal-after-heart-attack-victim-graeme-peterson-awarded-278000/story-e6frg97x-1225837276680
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McLeod S
Vioxx ruling raises questions over drug marketing
ABC Radio: The World Today 2010 Mar 5
http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2010/s2837562.htm
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Woodhead M
Vioxx case on misleading GP promotion
6Minutes.com 2010 Mar 5
http://www.6minutes.com.au/articles/z1/view.asp?id=512822
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Pringle E
Over Six Hundred and Counting - Paxil Birth Defect Cases
OpEdNews 2010 Mar 5
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Over-Six-Hundred-and-Count-by-Evelyn-Pringle-100305-479.html
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Pringle E
Ghostbusting in Paxil Birth Defect Litigation
Scoop Independent News 2010 Mar 4
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00045.htm
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Larsson J
Confidential report reveals: Big Pharma trying to stop long-term safety studies of ADHD drugs (Ritalin, Concerta)
Pharma Gossip 2010 Mar 4
http://pharmagossip.blogspot.com/2010/03/confidential-report-reveals-big-pharma.html
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Arnold M
DTC spending stabilized in 2009 amid strong growth for cable, Internet adspend
Medical Marketing & Media 2010 Mar 3
http://www.mmm-online.com/dtc-spending-stabilized-in-2009-amid-strong-growth-for-cable-internet-adspend/article/165030/
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Taylor L
FDA urged to probe digital marketing by drugmakers
Pharma Times 2010 Mar 3
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=17485
HSL17344
O’Hanlon S
My year without drug reps
BMJ 2010 Mar 3 340:
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/340/mar03_2/c1102
HSL17340
Pringle E
Cold Case Files - Paxil Birth Defects
Scoop Independent News 2010 Mar 2
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00018.htm
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Staton T
Should drugmakers try talking pill bottles?
Fierce Pharma 2010 Mar 2
http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/should-drugmakers-try-talking-pill-bottles/2010-03-02
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Sweet M
Evidence-based medicine or marketing-based medicine?
Croakey 2010 Mar 1
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2010/03/01/evidence-based-medicine-or-marketing-based-medicine/#more-1814
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Jewett C
Conventions tie state officials to drug makers, raise conflict concerns
California Watch 2010 Mar 1
http://californiawatch.org/watchblog/conventions-tie-state-officials-drug-makers-raise-conflict-concerns
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Edwards J
Big Pharma's Secret Tax Problem: As Drug Patents Expire, the IRS Wants Its Pound of Flesh
BNet 2010 Mar 1
http://industry.bnet.com/pharma/10006936/big-pharmas-secret-tax-problem-as-drugs-patents-expire-the-irs-wants-its-pound-of-flesh/
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AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca Outlines Principles for Product-Related Online Communications
PR Newswire 2010 Mar 1
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/astrazeneca-outlines-principles-for-product-related-online-communications-85830012.html
HSL17337
Attorney General Urges Disclosure And Limitations On Drug Company Gifts To Doctors
Office of the Attorney General 2010 Mar 1
http://www.ct.gov/ag/cwp/view.asp?Q=456322&A=3869
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Davis HL
Drugmakers put doctors on marketing payrolls: Companies come clean as fees draw scrutiny
The Associated Press 2010 Feb 28
http://www.silive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/national-108/1267363675116670.xml&storylist=simetro
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Carlat D
WebMD's Big Lie
The Carlat Psychiatry Blog 2010 Feb 28
http://carlatpsychiatry.blogspot.com/2010/02/webmds-big-lie.html
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Wilde Mathews A
Beep! It's Your Medicine Nagging You
The Wall Street Journal 2010 Feb 28
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703431604575095771390040944.html
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Ferguson A, Johnston E
Making sure pills go down, and money flows
The Sydney Morning Herald 2010 Feb 27
http://www.smh.com.au/business/making-sure-pills-go-down-and-money-flows-20100226-p96y.html
HSL17324
FDA’s failures are killing us
The Virginian-Pilot 2010 Feb 27
http://hamptonroads.com.nyud.net/2010/02/fda’s-failures-are-killing-us
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Shankar R
Supreme Court admits Bayer’s SLP in patent linkage case
PharmaBiz.com 2010 Feb 27
http://www.pharmabiz.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=54297§ionid;=
HSL17304
Taylor L
New drug prices in Australia 'lowest in developed world'
Pharma Times 2010 Feb 26
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=17464
HSL17305
Philippines to Lower Prices on More Medicines
Pharma Live 2010 Feb 26
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=687591
HSL17307
Kelland K
Pharma desire for 'female Viagra' excites passion
Reuters 2010 Feb 26
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLNE61P01520100226
HSL17308
Hirschler B
Call for UK to ditch Astra's Nexium, other drugs
Reuters 2010 Feb 26
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLDE61O0EW20100226
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Edwards J
Heart Association Finds Drug Risks 'Inconclusive' After Taking $3.6M From Its Maker Glaxo
BNet 2010 Feb 26
http://industry.bnet.com/pharma/10006920/american-heart-association-finds-avandia-cardiac-risk-inconclusive-after-taking-36m-from-its-maker-glaxosmithkline/
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Edwards J
WebMD Caves on Rigged Depression Test: Not Everyone Is Suicidal, Apparently
BNet 2010 Feb 26
http://industry.bnet.com/pharma/10006916/webmd-caves-on-rigged-depression-test-not-everyone-is-suicidal-apparently/
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Goldacre B
Homeopathy doesn't work. But are the claims for other medicines any better?
The Guardian 2010 Feb 26
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/feb/26/bad-science-homeopathy-trials-drugs
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Eichler HG, Bloechl-Daum B, Abadie E, Barnett D, Knig F, Pearson S.
Relative efficacy of drugs: an emerging issue between regulatory agencies and third-party payers.
Nat Rev Drug Discov 2010 Feb 26
http://www.nature.com/nrd/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/nrd3079.html
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Noguchi S
County files lawsuit against drug giant over diabetes medication
Mercury News 2010 Feb 26
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14479557?nclick_check=1
HSL17332
Loftus P
DOJ conducts criminal probe of Pfizer unit's drug marketing
Market Watch 2010 Feb 26
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/doj-conducts-criminal-probe-of-pfizer-units-drug-marketing-2010-02-26
HSL17281
Lo B
Serving Two Masters — Conflicts of Interest in Academic Medicine
NEJM 2010 Feb 25 362: (8): 669-671
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/362/8/669
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Rockoff JD
Trusting Other Patients' Drug Advice
The Wall Street Journal 2010 Feb 25
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703510204575085690538393342.html
HSL17299
Rockoff JD
Why That Guy on TV Touting Lipitor Could Be Your Neighbor
The Wall Street Journal Blog 2010 Feb 25
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2010/02/25/why-that-guy-on-tv-touting-lipitor-could-be-your-neighbor/
HSL17303
Comer B
Prescriber data law in Maine headed for federal court
Medical Marketing & Media 2010 Feb 25
http://www.mmm-online.com/prescriber-data-law-in-maine-headed-for-federal-court/article/164522/
HSL17306
Taylor L
Thai govt policies are killing local pharma, says industry
Pharma Times 2010 Feb 25
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=17457
HSL17313
Shankar R
DCGI rejects GSK's reply on cervical cancer ad, slaps another notice
PharmaBiz.com 2010 Feb 25
http://www.pharmabiz.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=54254
HSL17280
Morrison T
The FDA Fires a Warning Shot at Disease-Mongering Drug Companies -- Maybe
BNet 2010 Feb 24
http://industry.bnet.com/pharma/10006868/was-fda-rejection-of-xenoports-restless-legs-drug-a-warning-re-fake-diseases/
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GlaxoSmithKline responds to US Senate Committee on Finance report on Avandia
GlaxoSmithKline 2010 Feb 24
http://www.gsk.com/media/pressreleases/2010/2010_pressrelease_10021.htm
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Arnold M
Aricept TV spots hype benefits, says DDMAC
Medical Marketing & Media 2010 Feb 24
http://www.mmm-online.com/aricept-tv-spots-hype-benefits-says-ddmac/article/164432/
HSL17286
CDER Considers Changing DDMAC To Office of Prescription Drug Promotion
Thompson Publishing Group 2010 Feb 24
http://www.thompson.com/public/newsbrief.jsp?cat=FOODDRUG&id=2649
HSL17296
Kmietowicz Z
Gaviscon maker is accused of rigging the market
BMJ 2010 Feb 24
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/340/feb24_2/c1121
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Husten L
Avandia: a plaque on both your houses!
Cardiobrief 2010 Feb 24
http://cardiobrief.org/2010/02/24/avandia-a-plaque-on-both-your-houses/
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Krumholz H
Drug Companies Disappoint Me Again
Forbes 2010 Feb 24
http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/24/diabetes-glaxosmithkline-avandia-business-healthcare-heart-attack.html
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Dunlevy S
Dosed up on donations and addicted to drug company money
The Daily Telegraph 2010 Feb 23
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/dosed-up-on-donations-and-addicted-to-drug-company-money/story-e6freuy9-1225833194108
HSL17275
Gale J
Drugmaker-Funded Food Accepted by Half of U.S. Doctor Programs
Business Week 2010 Feb 23
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-02-23/drugmaker-funded-food-accepted-by-half-of-u-s-doctor-programs.html
HSL17278
Hopkins Tanne J
Few US medical schools and medical centres are disclosing industry ties
BMJ 2010 Feb 23
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/340/feb23_2/c1075
HSL17279
Randewich N
Mexico fines Eli Lilly, others for collusion
Reuters 2010 Feb 23
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2310744920100223
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Edwards J
Why Big Pharma's $15B International Tax Dodge Is Coming To an End
BNet 2010 Feb 23
http://industry.bnet.com/pharma/10006850/astrazenecas-puerto-rican-vacation-shows-why-big-pharmas-15b-international-tax-dodge-is-ending/
HSL17284
Feeley J, Cronin Fisk M
AstraZeneca Tied Studies to Marketing, Witness Says (Update2)
Bloomberg.com 2010 Feb 23
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601202&sid=aOFC9Z7ZZXPs
HSL17292
Rosenberg M
Pfizer's ghostwritten journal articles are still standing, still bogus
Online Journal 2010 Feb 23
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_5609.shtml
HSL17295
Melville NA
Avandia analysis: Authors with financial conflicts draw more positive conclusions
Medscape Medical News 2010 Feb 23
http://www.theheart.org/article/1049423.do
HSL17266
Grogan K
GSK defends diabetes drug as Avandia is attacked again in US
Pharma Times 2010 Feb 22
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=17434
HSL17267
Herper M
The World's Most Expensive Drugs
Forbes 2010 Feb 22
http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/19/expensive-drugs-cost-business-healthcare-rare-diseases.html
HSL17268
Robinson M
Homeopathy a waste of NHS money
Prescribing Advice for GPs 2010 Feb 22
http://www.prescriber.org.uk/2010/02/homeopathy-a-waste-of-nhs-money/
HSL17269
Mack J
Steve Nissen to GSK (and FDA): 'Put Patients First! It's Time to Pull Avandia from the Market.'
Pharma Marketing Blog 2010 Feb 22
http://pharmamkting.blogspot.com/2010/02/steve-nissen-to-gsk-and-fda-put.html
HSL17272
Harris G
A Face-Off on the Safety of a Drug for Diabetes
The New York Times 2010 Feb 22
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/health/23niss.html
HSL17273
Novella S
The Economics of Snakeoil
Skeptic Blog 2010 Feb 22
http://skepticblog.org/2010/02/22/the-economics-of-snakeoil/
HSL17276
Wilson D
Doctor Training Aided by Drug Industry Cash
The New York Times 2010 Feb 22
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/business/23docs.html
HSL17277
Landingin R
Drugmakers set to win softer terms from Manila
The Finanical Times 2010 Feb 22
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/413ac1b2-1f65-11df-9584-00144feab49a.html
HSL17290
Pringle E
Glaxo Birth Defect Litigation Reveals Paxil Promoters on Speed Dial
OpEdNews 2010 Feb 22
http://www.opednews.com/articles/1/Glaxo-Birth-Defect-Litigat-by-Evelyn-Pringle-100222-85.html
HSL17291
Singh S
Simon Singh: it is too late for me, but libel laws must change for the public good
The Daily Telegraph 2010 Feb 22
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/7294539/Simon-Singh-it-is-too-late-for-me-but-libel-laws-must-change-for-the-public-good.html
HSL17293
Edwards J
WebMD's Depression Test Has Only One (Sponsored) Answer: You're 'At Risk'
BNet 2010 Feb 22
http://industry.bnet.com/pharma/10006801/webmds-depression-test-has-only-one-sponsored-answer-youre-at-risk/?tag=content
HSL17330
Drug Company Eon Labs Pays $3.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Concerning Reimbursement Claims for Less Than Effective Drug
Pharma Live 2010 Feb 22
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=686690
HSL17311
Diller L
Mother Guilty of Murder--Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Innocent: Doctor Innocent in Massachusetts, Guilty Everywhere Else
Psychology Today 2010 Feb 20
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-last-normal-child/201002/mother-guilty-murder-pediatric-bipolar-disorder-innocent
HSL17187
Brody H
What Would It Take to Prove Harm from Detailing?
Hooked: Ethics, Medicine and Pharma 2010 Feb 19
http://brodyhooked.blogspot.com/2010/02/what-would-it-take-to-prove-harm-from.html
HSL17236
Feeley J, Cronin Fisk M
AstraZeneca Faces First Trial Over Seroquel Claims (Update2)
Bloomberg.com 2010 Feb 19
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601202&sid=a.qMy6.XdEo4
HSL17260
Silverman E
Grassley Probes WebMd Ties To Eli Lilly
Pharmalot 2010 Feb 19
http://www.pharmalot.com/2010/02/grassley-probes-webmd-ties-to-eli-lilly/
HSL17261
Harris G
Research Ties Diabetes Drug to Heart Woes
The New York Times 2010 Feb 19
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/20/health/policy/20avandia.html?hp=&pagewanted=all
HSL17270
Poses RM
Deja Vu All Over Again - Sheffield Researcher Under Threat for Trying to Present Data that Offends Research Sponsor
Health Care Renewal Blog 2010 Feb 19
http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2010/02/deja-vu-all-over-again-sheffield.html
HSL17239
Pringle E
Paxil Birth Defect Litigation - First Trial A Bust For Glaxo
Scoop Independent News 2010 Feb 18
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00128.htm#a
HSL17240
White JA
FDA Discourages Use of Some Asthma Drugs After Years of Review
The Wall Street Journal Blog 2010 Feb 18
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2010/02/18/fda-discourages-use-of-some-asthma-drugs-after-years-of-review/
HSL17241
Edwards J
How Allergan Targets Poor Aussie Teens and Aborigines for Experimental Weight-Loss Surgery
BNet 2010 Feb 18
http://industry.bnet.com/pharma/10006772/how-allergan-targets-poor-teens-and-aborigines-for-experimental-weight-loss-surgery/
HSL17243
Mack J
A Snarky Look at Sneaky Marketing Tactics Pharma Hasn't Avoided
Pharma Marketing Blog 2010 Feb 18
http://pharmamkting.blogspot.com/2010/02/snarky-look-at-sneaky-marketing-tactics.html
HSL17228
Zarocostas J
Head of WHO’s vaccines advisory group defends its policy on competing interests
BMJ 2010 Feb 17
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/340/feb17_2/c987
HSL17235
Physicians Say No to DTC Advertising for Medications that Treat Mental Disorders
Media Curves 2010 Feb 17
http://www.mediacurves.com/HealthCare/J7745-DiagnosingMentalHealth/
HSL17237
Neff J
Prilosec Works to Become 'Sponsor of Everything'
The Advertising Age 2010 Feb 17
http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=142150
HSL17238
Grogan K
Ireland’s 'ridiculous' expensive generics slammed
Pharma Times 2010 Feb 17
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=17415&src=EWorldNews
HSL17249
Poses RM
Quintiles to More Heavily Directly Invest in the Drugs Which it Evaluates - But Not to Worry, Says an Expert?
Health Care Renewal Blog 2010 Feb 17
http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2010/02/quintiles-to-more-heavily-directly.html
HSL17176
Hirschler B
Europeans spend billions on fake medicines-survey
Reuters 2010 Feb 16
http://www.reuters.com/article/idCNLDE61E16A20100216?rpc=44
HSL17210
Aldis WL
Industry influence: Big Pharma’s long tentacles
BMJ 2010 Feb 16
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/340/feb16_1/c941
HSL17211
Dyer C
Doctor could face financial ruin even if he wins libel case
BMJ 2010 Feb 16
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/340/feb16_2/c967
HSL17219
Taylor L
US health 'spent more than any group ever' on lobbying in 2009
Pharma Times 2010 Feb 16
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=17391
HSL17222
Moher D, Schulz KF, Simera I, Altman DG
Guidance for Developers of Health Research Reporting Guidelines
PLoS Med 2010 Feb 16
http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000217
HSL17242
Edwards J
Pfizer's Pyramid of Doom, Or How the Drugmaker Oversold the Market for Cholesterol Drugs by 28 Million Americans
BNet 2010 Feb 16
http://industry.bnet.com/pharma/10006721/pfizers-pyramid-of-doom-how-the-drugmaker-overstated-the-market-for-cholesterol-drugs-by-28-million-americans/
HSL17169
Taylor L
Rxing incentive schemes are illegal under EU law, says judge
Pharma Times 2010 Feb 15
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=17387&src=EWorldNews
HSL17253
Carlzon D, Gustafsson L, Eriksson AL, Rigner K, Sundstrom A, Wallerstedt SM.
Characteristics of primary health care units with focus on drug information from the pharmaceutical industry and adherence to prescribing objectives: a cross-sectional study.
BMC Clin Pharmacol 2010 Feb 15 10: (1): 4
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6904/10/4
HSL17170
Ungoed-Thomas J, Swinford S
Doctor fears ruin by libel from NMT Medical
The Sunday Times 2010 Feb 14
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7026331.ece
HSL17209
Rind D
Evidence and Snake Oil
Evidence in Medicine 2010 Feb 14
http://www.evidenceinmedicine.org/2010/02/evidence-and-snake-oil.html
HSL17173
Wokasch M
Reestablishing Pharmaceutical Industry Trust starts with Integrity at the Top
Pharma Reform 2010 Feb 12
http://www.pharmareform.com/2010/02/12/reestablishing-pharmaceutical-industry-trust-starts-with-integrity-at-the-top/
HSL17229
Google pharmacy ads
Pharmacy Daily 2010 Feb 12
http://www.pharmacydaily.com.au
HSL17250
Mundy A
Drug Industry Signals Lobbying Shift
The Wall Street Journal 2010 Feb 12
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704479704575061724047425954.html?ru=yahoo&mod=yahoo_hs
HSL17251
Kadar M
New Ways Emerge To Reach Healthcare Professionals
MediaPost Marketing: Health Blogs 2010 Feb 12
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=122382
HSL17350
Hemminki E, Toiviainen HK, Vuorenkoski L.
Co-operation between patient organisations and the drug industry in Finland
Social Science & Medicine 2010 Feb 12
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20163903
HSL17167
Silverman E
Former Pfizer Exec Sues Over Lipitor Marketing
Pharmalot 2010 Feb 11
http://www.pharmalot.com/2010/02/former-pfizer-sues-pfizer-over-lipitor-marketing/#more-21435
HSL17168
Williams M
Agencies line up for Viagra-like launch task
campaign 2010 Feb 11
http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/news/983356/Agencies-line-Viagra-like-launch-task/
HSL17177
Galvin B
Dollars for Docs
My Fox Atlanta 2010 Feb 11
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/fox-5-special:-dollars-for-docs-021010
HSL17178
Drug companies turn to 'Pharma 2.0'
SBS News 2010 Feb 11
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1192372/Drug-companies-turn-to-Pharma-2.0
HSL17179
Johnson LA
Merck agrees to settle with its shareholders on Vioxx lawsuit
The Boston Globe 2010 Feb 11
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2010/02/11/merck_agrees_to_settle_with_its_shareholders_on_vioxx_lawsuit/
HSL17183
Lawsuit Claims Pfizer Deceived Doctors Into Prescribing Its Cholesterol Drug Lipitor
BNet 2010 Feb 11
http://industry.bnet.com/pharma/10006647/lawsuit-claims-pfizer-deceived-doctors-into-prescribing-its-cholesterol-drug-lipitor/
HSL17184
Edwards J
Pfizer Seeks Non-Prescription Status for Viagra Despite Health Risk Worries
BNet 2010 Feb 11
http://industry.bnet.com/pharma/10006636/pfizer-seeks-non-prescription-status-for-viagra-despite-health-risk-worries/
HSL17216
Creative Alliances with Nontraditional Players Increasingly Essential for Survival in Pharmaceutical Industry, New Ernst & Young Report Finds
Pharma Live 2010 Feb 11
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=684532
HSL17220
Grogan K
Pharma needs to work with non-traditional partners to survive
Pharma Times 2010 Feb 11
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=17374
HSL17223
Kresge N
Bayer Meets Nintendo as Drugmakers Seek New Routes to Customers
Bloomberg.com 2010 Feb 11
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601202&sid=aX44HEtnF8cE
HSL17224
Hirschler B
Medicines not working? There's an app for that
Reuters 2010 Feb 11
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61A0Q320100211
HSL17256
Frances A
Opening Pandora's Box: The 19 Worst Suggestions For DSM5
The Psychiatric Times 2010 Feb 11
http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/home/content/article/10168/1522341?verify=0
HSL17320
Messerli FH, Bangalore S.
FDA drug information that never reaches clinicians.
N Engl J Med 2010 Feb 11 362: (6): 562
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20175300
HSL17321
Casoy J.
FDA drug information that never reaches clinicians.
N Engl J Med 2010 Feb 11 362: (6): 561
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20175299
HSL17322
Cook GE, Sasich LD, Sukkari SR.
FDA drug information that never reaches clinicians.
N Engl J Med 2010 Feb 11 362: (6): 562-3
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20175263
HSL17323
Collins C.
FDA drug information that never reaches clinicians.
N Engl J Med 2010 Feb 11 362: (6): 561-2
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20175262
HSL17174
Carey B
Revising Book on Disorders of the Mind
The New York Times 2010 Feb 10
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/10/health/10psych.html
HSL17180
Tae-gyu K
Korea to Crack Down on Bribe-Taking Doctors
The Korea Times 2010 Feb 10
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/02/123_60668.html
HSL17181
Goldstein J
Eli Lilly Exec Heads to Harvard Med School
The Wall Street Journal Blog 2010 Feb 10
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2010/02/10/eli-lilly-exec-heads-to-harvard-med-school/
HSL17254
Voreacos D, Feeley J
Merck Changes Safety Procedures, Pays in Vioxx Suits (Update1)
Bloomberg.com 2010 Feb 10
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601202&sid=aO7MTLz8YjRE
HSL17152
Acknowledge how Americans' trust has been lost and take the first steps to earn it back.
World of DTC Marketing 2010 Feb 9
http://www.worldofdtcmarketing.com/files/daeef4b02464aee5ffa293feffaf1917-976.html
HSL17157
Médicos são proibidos de fornecer cartões de desconto
estadao.com.br 2010 Feb 9
http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,medicos-sao-proibidos-de-fornecer-cartoes-de-desconto,508820,0.htm
HSL17185
Edwards J
Botox Curbs Emotions, Study Says ... and Now Allergan Is Marketing It to Men
BNet 2010 Feb 9
http://industry.bnet.com/pharma/10006593/botox-curbs-emotions-study-says-and-now-allergan-is-marketing-it-to-men/
HSL17215
The Internet Has More Influence Over Consumer Health Actions than Traditional DTC Channels
Pharma Live 2010 Feb 9
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=683695
HSL17230
TGACC advertising seminars
Pharmacy Daily 2010 Feb 9
http://www.pharmacydaily.com.au
HSL17163
Marshall BL.
Science, medicine and virility surveillance: 'sexy seniors' in the pharmaceutical imagination.
Sociol Health Illn 2010 Feb 8
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20149154
HSL17221
Teva settles US drug pricing lawsuits
Pharma Times 2010 Feb 8
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=17347
HSL17225
Reuters
Crestor Wins Approval as a Drug to Prevent Heart Disease
The New York Times 2010 Feb 8
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/business/09astra.html?ref=business&adxnnlx=1265720698-fUGzmvY73CrEZSqMdNdNkQ&pagewanted=print
HSL17231
Streamlined TGA
Pharmacy Daily 2010 Feb 8
http://www.pharmacydaily.com.au