Healthy Skepticism Library item: 653

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Publication type: Journal Article

Stryer DB, Bero LA.
Drug promotion.
N Engl J Med 1995 Apr 13; 332:(15):1032

Keywords:
*letter to the editor United States sponsored symposia & conferences journal supplements unlabeled indication doctors PROMOTION DISGUISED: JOURNAL SUPPLEMENTS, CONTROLLED CIRCULATION JOURNALS AND NEWSLETTERS PROMOTIONAL TECHNIQUES: UNLABELED INDICATIONS

Notes:

Two other promotional techniques are the distribution of material directly to physicians that discusses unapproved uses for drugs and the publication of sponsored symposiums.

Comment on:
N Engl J Med. 1994 Nov 17;331(20):1348-9.
N Engl J Med. 1994 Nov 17;331(20):1350-3.