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"Medical journals are an extension of the marketing arm of pharmaceutical companies"
The article with this title, published in the May 2005 PLoS Medicine, is particularly interesting because the author was an editor of the British Medical ......(Continue Reading)
Over two-thirds of adult Americans trust their doctors to choose the best drugs for them, despite the aggressive marketing they receive from pharmaceutical
Over two-thirds of adult Americans trust their doctors to choose the best drugs for them, despite the aggressive marketing they receive from pharmaceutical ......(Continue Reading)
Doping kids: as pharmaceutical companies push their products, more and more kids are being treated with powerful—and untested—adult drugs - Outfront
For Dr. Stephen Borowitz, the most frustrating office visits are with parents of kids suffering from stomachaches and infants prone to spitting up. Often, he says, the parents already know what the...(Continue Reading)
New York Times: Schizophrenia Drug Company Marketing Questioned
An article in Sunday's New York Times questioned the way that pharmaceutical companies market antipsychotic medications. The story suggests that the companies exert undue influence on state governments by wineing and dineing state officials. These of...(Continue Reading)
Clinical Drug Trials "Distorted"
Pharmaceutical companies are allowed to bring drugs to market and advertise them based upon results in clinical trials. What if those companies only report on the "good" trials, though, and hide the evidence gained from trials that show the drugs......(Continue Reading)
New York Times: Schizophrenia Drug Company Marketing Questioned - Mental Health Resources Archives
New York Times: Schizophrenia Drug Company Marketing Questioned - An article in Sunday's New York Times questioned the way that pharmaceutical companies market antipsychotic medications. The story suggests that the companies exert undue influence on...(Continue Reading)
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