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
No Free Lunch is merging with Healthy Skepticism
Conference program: Pharma Knows Best? Managing Medical Knowledge
Prescrire’s proposals for France’s national conference on medicines policy
Healthy Skepticism Soapbox
: Open letter to Brown University re journal article misrepresenting efficacy and safety of paroxetine
April 2011: Dispute re Ghostwriting
February 2010: Mother Guilty of Murder—Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Innocent
AdWatch
April 2010, USA: Wyeth’s Pristiq® (desvenlafaxine) for major depressive disorder
October 2009, USA: Amylin and Eli Lilly’s Byetta® (exenatide injection) for type 2 diabetes
September 2009, Italy: Lescol (fluvastatin) from Novartis
Publications by Healthy Skepticism Members
Recent publications where at least one of the authors is a Healthy Skepticism member.
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Hagan K
Ethical fears over Pfizer deal with pharmacists
The Sydney Morning Herald 2011 Oct 20
http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/ethical-fears-over-pfizer-deal-with-pharmacists-20111019-1m817.html
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Lacasse JR, Leo J
Knowledge of ghostwriting and financial conflicts-of-interest reduces the perceived credibility of biomedical research
BMC Research Notes 2011 Jan 31; 4:27
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/4/27/abstract
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Ramos J
Spotlight on Industry Ties of Health Advocacy Groups
Health Watch 2011 Jan 17
http://healthwatched.org/
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Othman N, Vitry AI, Roughead EE, Ismail SB, Omar K
Medicines information provided by pharmaceutical representatives: a com parative study in Australia and Malaysia.
BMC Public Health 2010 Nov 30; 10:(1):743
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/743
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Spurling GK, Mansfield PR, Montgomery BD, Lexchin J, Doust J, Othman N, Vitry AI
Information from Pharmaceutical Companies and the Quality, Quantity, and Cost of Physicians' Prescribing: A Systematic Review
PLoS Med 2010 Oct 19; 7:(10):
http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000352
Publications mentioning Healthy Skepticism
Recent publications mentioning Healthy Skepticism written by non-members.
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Henry D
Doctors and Drug Companies: Still Cozy after All These Years
PLoS Med 2010 Nov 2;
http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000359
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Blackwell T
Blackwell on Health: Is Pharma influencing doctors’ prescriptions?
National Post 2010 Nov 1
http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/11/01/pharmas-influence-on-doctor-prescribing/#ixzz14vJh3YHQ
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Drummond K
Report: Drug Company Money Affects Doctors' Prescriptions
AOL News 2010 Oct 24
http://www.aolnews.com/surge-desk/article/report-drug-company-cash-affects-doctors-prescriptions/19681712
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Study finds doctors not immune to pharmaceutical promotion
YFile 2010 Oct 21
http://www.yorku.ca/yfile/archive/index.asp?Article=15726
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A HCP’s response to the PLoS study that pharma marketing increases Rx’s
World of DTC Marketing 2010 Oct 20
http://web.archive.org/web/20101226035147/http://worldofdtcmarketing.com/a-hcps-response-to-the-plos-study-that-pharma-marketing-increases-exs/business-of-the-drug-industry/
Publications relevant to drug promotion: published in the last 30 days
See other items below (eg. news articles).
- Scholarly journal articles
3 academic journal articles that were published within the past 30 days have been added to the Healthy Skepticism library. To see more go to 2012 or the library home page or the library search page.
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Godlee F
Research misconduct is widespread and harms patients
BMJ 2012 May 1; 344:
http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e14
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Bosch X, Esfandiari B, McHenry L
Challenging Medical Ghostwriting in US Courts
PLoS Med 2012 Jan 24; 9: (1):
http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001163
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Braillon A
Drug industry is now biggest defrauder of US government
BMJ 2012 Jan 10; 344:
http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.d8219
12 other items that were published within the past 30 days have been added to the Healthy Skepticism library. To see more go to 2012 or the library home page or the library search page.
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Segatto C
O real risco das novas pílulas
Época 2012 Dec 9
http://revistaepoca.globo.com/Saude-e-bem-estar/noticia/2011/12/o-real-risco-das-novas-pilulas.html
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Godlee F
Research misconduct is widespread and harms patients
BMJ 2012 May 1 344:
http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e14
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Imprensa RP
Anvisa não pode mais vetar publicidade de medicamentos, diz Justiça
Portal Imprensa 2012 Feb 3
http://portalimprensa.uol.com.br/cdm/caderno+de+midia/47045/anvisa+nao+pode+mais+vetar+publicidade+de+medicamentos+diz+justica
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Cohen D
Deborah Cohen: Roche responds
BMJ Group Blogs 2012 Jan 27
http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2012/01/27/deborah-cohen-roche-responds/
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Bosch X, Esfandiari B, McHenry L
Challenging Medical Ghostwriting in US Courts
PLoS Med 2012 Jan 24 9: (1):
http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001163
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Collins G
Call to axe starter packs
6minutes 2012 Jan 23
http://www.6minutes.com.au/news/latest-news/call-to-axe-starter-packs
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Alexander J
Health ministry asks state drug controllers to closely monitor misleading ads on vitamins, creams
Pharmabiz 2012 Jan 18
http://pharmabiz.com/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=67061&sid=1
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Laurance J
Implant danger extends to all medical devices
The Independent 2012 Jan 18
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/implant-danger-extends-to-all-medical-devices-6291116.html
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Pear R
U.S. to Force Drug Firms to Report Money Paid to Doctors
The New York Times 2012 Jan 16
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/17/health/policy/us-to-tell-drug-makers-to-disclose-payments-to-doctors.html?_r=3&pagewanted=all
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Dabade G
With 100% FDI in pharma, medicines may soon cost more
The Deccan Herald 2012 Jan 15
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/215612/with-100-fdi-pharma-medicines.html
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Khor M
TWN Info Service on Intellectual Property Issues
Third World Network 2012 Jan 14
www.twnside.org.sg
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Braillon A
Drug industry is now biggest defrauder of US government
BMJ 2012 Jan 10 344:
http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.d8219
