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References relevant to drug promotion: 2003


This page lists all the 1009 references relevant to drug promotion in the Healthy Skepticism library that were published in 2003 .

Click on the HSL (Health Skepticism Library) number for more details which may include an abstract or full text.


HSL1828
Hughes G.
Drug giant linked to immunisation campaign
The Age 2003 Dec 22

HSL306
McCarthy M.
NIH told to provide records in conflict of interest probe.
Lancet 2003 Dec 20;362(9401):2076
Link to source with long URL

HSL307
Sackett DL, Oxman AD; HARLOT plc.
HARLOT plc: an amalgamation of the world's two oldest professions.
BMJ 2003 Dec 20;327(7429):1442-5
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/327/7429/1442

HSL2526
Jefferson T, Shashok K, Wager E.
Get peered!
2003;327(7429):1439-41
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/327/7429/1439

HSL10544
Brocvielle H, Muret P, Plenat E, Kantelip JP, Humbert P.
Management of a patient receiving thalidomide
Presse Med. 2003 Dec 20;32(40):1894-8
Link to source with long URL

HSL1826
U-M study: Doctors more likely to prescribe pricey new blood pressure drugs: Free drug samples may influence doctors' choices, researcher suggests
University of Michigan Health System 2003 Dec 19

HSL1827
Agovino T.
Rough flu season highlights economic problems of vaccine industry
Canadian Press 2003 Dec 19

HSL14040
Richard O, Van Horn L.
Persistence in prescriptions of branded drugs
International Journal of Industrial Organization 2003 Dec 19;22(4):523-540
Link to source with long URL

HSL6
Gardiner H.
States Try to Limit Drugs in Medicaid, but Makers Resist
New York Times 2003 Dec 18
Nil

HSL9
Komesaroff P.
Doctors, drugs and ethics
The Age 2003 Dec 18

HSL10
Hughes G.
Drug firm linked to cancer group
The Age 2003 Dec 18

HSL1824
Baker B.
U.S.'s Misguided and Bad-Faith Attack on the WHO's 3-by-5 Plan
IP-Health 2003 Dec 18

HSL1825
Harris G.
States Try to Limit Drugs in Medicaid, but Makers Resist
New York Times 2003 Dec 18

HSL11
A different kind of drug problem
The Age 2003 Dec 17

HSL6839
World Medical Association
Urgent need for new drugs in sub Saharan Africa, says WMA President
World Medical Association 2003 Dec 17
http://www.wma.net/e/press/2003_24.htm

HSL1820
Kolata G.
A Public Health Victory: A Contraceptive Clears a Hurdle to Wider Access
The New York Times 2003 Dec 17

HSL1821
Arbor A.
Drug company fees for FDA reviews haven't accelerated approvals, study finds: Study also fails to find evidence of approval bias favoring big drug companies
2003 Dec 17

HSL1822
World Medical Association Press Release: Urgent Need For New Drugs In Sub Saharan Africa, Says WMA President
2003 Dec 17

HSL1823
A different kind of drug problem
The Age 2003 Dec 17

HSL15
Hawaleskha D.
Viagra's New Competition: The little blue pill faces its rivals as men flock to boost their sex lives
McLeans.ca 2003 Dec 15

HSL17
Minchin L, Hughes G.
Push for action on drug firms
The Age 2003 Dec 15

HSL1818
Elliott C.
Not-So-Public Relations: How the drug industry is branding itself with bioethics.
MSN Slate 2003 Dec 15

HSL1819
Hawaleskha D.
Viagra's New Competition: The little blue pill faces its rivals as men flock to boost their sex lives
McLeans.ca 2003 Dec 15

HSL1814
Gilpin K.
The Winners in the Medicare Bill, and Why
The New York Times 2003 Dec 14

HSL7962
Ellner A.
Rethinking prescribing in the United States.
BMJ 2003 Dec 13;327(7428):1397-400
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/327/7428/1397

HSL1811
Hughes G, Minchin L.
Drug giants' big-money pitch exposed
The Age 2003 Dec 13

HSL1812
Hughes G.
Taking your medicine
The Age 2003 Dec 13

HSL1813
Hughes G.
Drug firms fund disease awareness
Sydney Morning Herald 2003 Dec 13

HSL10547
Garattini S, Garattini L.
Drug sales in four European countries still differ.
BMJ 2003 Dec 13;327(7428):1404-5
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/327/7428/1404-c

HSL1810
Some Consumer Ads for Aventis' Taxotere Misleading, U.S. FDA Charges
Reuters 2003 Dec 12

HSL1815
Bates D.
The Medicare Morass: Many seniors upset about changes to federal program
The News-Register 2003 Dec 12

HSL26
Mahoney , J .
Leading vitamin scientist faces fire over data
The Globe and Mail 2003 Dec 11

HSL1808
Mahoney J.
Leading vitamin scientist faces fire over data
The Globe and Mail 2003 Dec 11

HSL1809
Bramham D.
Depressed Kids: The Drug Debate: Are the young used as guinea pigs for untested antidepressants?
Sterling News Service 2003 Dec 11

HSL27
Blumenstyk , G .
2 Congressmen Take Aim at NIH Officials' Consulting Deals With Drug Companies
The Chronicle of Higher Education 2003 Dec 10

HSL1805
Boseley S.
Drugs for depressed children banned
The Guardian 2003 Dec 10

HSL29
Willman , D .
Records of Payments to NIH Staff Sought: Two congressmen ask health institutes' leader to detail researchers' links to drug companies.
LA Times 2003 Dec 9

HSL30
Dobade G
Drug price control: no relief for poor
Deccan Herald 2003 Dec 09

HSL1803
Dabade G.
Drug price control: no relief for poor
Deccan Herald 2003 Dec 9

HSL1804
Willman D.
Records of Payments to NIH Staff Sought: Two congressmen ask health institutes' leader to detail researchers' links to drug companies.
LA Times 2003 Dec 9

HSL12325
Kauffman JM.
Statin Drugs: A Critical Review of the Risk/Benefit Clinical Research
Recoverymedicine.com 2003 Dec 9
http://www.recoverymedicine.com/cholesterol_lowering_drug_side_effects.htm

HSL1802
Connor S.
Glaxo chief: Our drugs do not work on most patients
Independent news 2003 Dec 8

HSL1800
Willman D.
Stealth Merger: Drug Companies and Government Medical Research
LA Times 2003 Dec 7

HSL1801
Barnett A.
Revealed: how drug firms 'hoodwink' medical journals: Pharmaceutical giants hire ghostwriters to produce articles - then put doctors' names on them
The Observer 2003 Dec 7

HSL132
Tesoriero H
Torrid Drug-Price Increases Pause AARP Reports 0.5% Rise On Average in 3rd Quarter; Steeper Gains May Loom
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Dec 6

HSL1799
Westphal S.
You're my wife?
New Scientist 2003 Dec 6

HSL1798
Fidelman C.
Druggists probed for illegal gifts: Order investigates. Kickbacks from pharmaceutical firms might have included loans, houses, trips
The Montreal Gazette 2003 Dec 5

HSL1795
Meikle J.
'Wonder' drug no longer first choice for osteoporosis
The Guardian 2003 Dec 4

HSL1796
Big Pharma:The benefits of hypertension: Growing pressure on pharmaceutical firms is a force for good
The Economist 2003 Dec 4

HSL1797
The drugs industry: Big trouble for Big Pharma: Why Big Pharma urgently needs a new business model
The Economist 2003 Dec 4

HSL10553
Zuger A.
Rx: Canadian drugs.
N Engl J Med 2003 Dec 4;349(23):2188-90
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/extract/349/23/2188

HSL1794
Mathews A.
Federal Agencies Seek to Curb Abuse of Potent Painkillers
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Dec 3

HSL42
Promotion disguised as research
The Gazette 2003 Dec 2

HSL1791
Callahan P.
Lilly's Zyprexa Acted Similarly To Cheaper Drug
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Dec 2

HSL1792
Promotion disguised as research
The Gazette 2003 Dec 2

HSL1793
Lerner S.
Medical Students Go Beyond Books to Learn About Activism
New York Times 2003 Dec 2

HSL44
Guyatt , G .
Beware of phony citizens' groups sponsored by drug companies: Patient advocacy groups are often not what they seem
2003 Dec 1

HSL45
Court Declines Patent Case Over 'Off-Label' Drug Uses
Wall Street Journal 2003 Dec 1

HSL1413
Mansfield PR.
Healthy Skepticism's new AdWatch: understanding drug promotion.
Med J Aust 2003 Dec 1-15;179(11-12):644-5
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/179_11_011203/man10667_fm.html

HSL1475
Baena Diez JM, Lopez Mompo C, Lopez Gosp D, Martinez Martinez JL, Ellacuria Torres A, Fuentes Rodriguez S.
[Good morning, Mr. Representative. Anything new to tell us about? Analysis of the pharmacological products introduced by the drugs industry into a health district]
Aten Primaria 2003 Dec 01;32(10):557-61
Link to source with long URL

HSL1477
Antonuccio DO, Danton WG, McClanahan TM.
Psychology in the prescription era: building a firewall between marketing and science.
Am Psychol 2003 Dec 01;58(12):1028-43
http://content.apa.org/journals/amp/58/12/1028

HSL1787
Spears T.
Drug companies get doctors to endorse tainted medical research
Victoria Times 2003 Dec 1

HSL1788
Court Declines Patent Case Over 'Off-Label' Drug Uses
Wall Street Journal 2003 Dec 1

HSL1789
Guyatt G.
Beware of phony citizens' groups sponsored by drug companies: Patient advocacy groups are often not what they seem
2003 Dec 1

HSL2153
Mur E, Hartig F, Blumenthal-Hausmann E, Falkenbach A.
[Quality assurance in the teaching of medical students illustrated by the example of spa therapy for rheumatic diseases] .
Forsch Komplementarmed Klass Naturheilkd 2003 Dec 01;10(6):298-302
Link to source with long URL

HSL2227
Rutledge P, Crookes D, McKinstry B, Maxwell SR.
Do doctors rely on pharmaceutical industry funding to attend conferences and do they perceive that this creates a bias in their drug selection? Results from a questionnaire survey.
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2003 Dec 01;12(8):663-7.
Link to source with long URL

HSL6313
Warner TD, Gluck JP.
What do we really know about conflicts of interest in biomedical research?
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2003 Dec 01;171(1):36-46
Link to source with long URL

HSL8189
Young D.
FDA examines direct-to-consumer advertising data.
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2003 Dec 1;60(23):2420,
http://www.ajhp.org/cgi/reprint/60/23/2420

HSL12135
Coote W.
There is such a thing as a free lunch?
Med J Aust 2003 Dec 1-15;179(11-12):672
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/179_11_011203/coote_letter_011203.html

HSL1427
Katz A.
Observations and advertising: controversies in the prescribing of hormone replacement therapy
Health Care Women Int 2003 Dec;24(10):927-39

HSL1431
Hildebrandt M, Ludwig WD.
Clinical research and industrial sponsoring: avenues towards transparency and credibility.
Onkologie 2003 Dec;26(6):529-34
Link to source with long URL

HSL1474
Baker CB, Johnsrud MT, Crismon ML, Rosenheck RA, Woods SW.
Quantitative analysis of sponsorship bias in economic studies of antidepressants.
Br J Psychiatry 2003 Dec;183:498-506
http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/full/183/6/498

HSL10540
Votano J.
The high cost of adverse drug reactions
Current Drug Discovery 2003 Dec:9-10

HSL10946
Horikoshi A, Takei K, Sawada S.
Effects of lower dose of imatinib to CML patients.
Leuk Res 2003 Dec;27(12):1167
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0145212603001012

HSL1036
Jureidini J, Mansfield P, Menkes D.
The statin wars.
Lancet 2003 Nov 29;362(9398):1855

HSL1765
Marcus A.
Superiority of New Schizophrenia Drug Challenged
HealthDayNews 2003 Nov 25

HSL1762
Branswell H.
Group that advises doctors on preventive health care loses funding, must fold
Canadian Press 2003 Nov 24

HSL1763
Goldstein A.
Medicare Bill Would Enrich Companies: Hundreds of Billions for Employers, Health Firms
Washington Post Staff 2003 Nov 24

HSL1764
Landers P.
With Dry Pipelines, Big Drug Makers Stock Up in Japan: Shunning High-Tech Gizmos, The Asian Scientists Score With Traditional Lab Work
Wall Street Journal 2003 Nov 24

HSL1760
Mercola J.
World's Largest Media Source Controlled by World's Largest Drug Company
Mercola.com 2003 Nov 23

HSL1761
Hall S.
Quest for hot new drugs spikes costs: High failure rate, time they take to develop hurt companies
The Detroit News 2003 Nov 23

HSL10584
de Haan GJ, Carpay JA, van Donselaar CA.
Antiepileptic primidone shortly to be withdrawn from sale: change medication now.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2003 Nov 22;147(47):2325-6

HSL6416
Toop L.
Last time around for DTCA
N Z Med J. 2003 Nov 21;116(1186):U693

HSL1758
Hallam K.
Merck Leads Industry in Spending to Lobby on Medicare
Bloomberg News 2003 Nov 20

HSL1759
Walker B.
Chemical Industry's Secret Plan to Attack California's Anti-toxics trend: Memo Calls for Phony Front Groups, Spying on Activists
Environmental Working Group 2003 Nov 20

HSL56
Wilde Mathews A, Steinberg B
FTC Examines Health Claims In KFC's Ads
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Nov 19
Link to source with long URL

HSL57
Greenhouse ,S .
Survivor of Nazi Experiments Says $8,000 Isn't Enough
The New York Times 2003 Nov 19

HSL1754
Simon B.
Canada Rebuffs U.S. on Prescription Drugs
The New York Times 2003 Nov 19

HSL1757
Hallam K.
Calpers Opposes Medicare Compromise, Asks for Subsidy
Bloomberg News 2003 Nov 19

HSL1752
Relman A.
Your Doctor's Drug Problem
The New York Times 2003 Nov 18

HSL1753
White E.
Group of House Rx Reimport Backers:Seek Stronger Provision in Medicare Bill
The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc 2003 Nov 18

HSL10585
Doran E, Henry DA.
The PBS community awareness campaign: how helpful is blaming patients?
Med J Aust 2003 Nov 17;179(10):544-5
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/179_10_171103/dor10622_fm.html

HSL1751
Burne J.
Just how effective are medical screening tests? More than you need to know?
The Guardian 2003 Nov 15

HSL1750
Dodge C.
FDA Won't Rule Out Action Against States Over Imports
Bloomberg 2003 Nov 14

HSL1749
Hallam K.
Bush, Retirees, Insurers Push for Medicare Measure
Bloomberg 2003 Nov 13

HSL1037
Katz D, Mansfield P, Goodman R, Tiefer L, Merz J.
Psychological aspects of gifts from drug companies.
JAMA 2003 Nov 12;290(18):2404-5
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/290/18/2404-b

HSL1748
Mathews A.
An FDA Shift Could Transform Market for Statins: Agency Will Consider Allowing Over-the-Counter Sales Of Cholesterol Medicine
2003 Nov 12

HSL65
Murray , A .
Drug Makers' Paths Of Influence Need To Be Less Hidden
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Nov 11

HSL1746
Global rise in use of fake drugs
BBC News 2003 Nov 11

HSL1747
Murray A.
Drug Makers' Paths Of Influence Need To Be Less Hidden
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Nov 11

HSL1744
Picard A.
Health law may protect Ottawa
The Globe and Mail 2003 Nov 10
Link to source with long URL

HSL1745
Sex, Drugs And Middle Age
CBC-TV 2003 Nov 10

HSL1756
Mathews A.
FTC Examines Health Claims In KFC's Ads
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Nov 9

HSL70
Mokhiber R.
Say No to Silicone
The Corporate Crime Reporter 2003 Nov 8
http://www.commandtrust.org

HSL1742
Adams P.
A dose of healthy suspicion
The Australian 2003 Nov 8

HSL10594
Bounameaux H.
Fondaparinux and prevention of venous thromboembolism after orthopaedic surgery.
Lancet 2003 Nov 8;362(9395):1581
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140673603147502

HSL1740
Rowland C.
FDA mulls drug-import action: Agency says it may charge states, cities
The Boston Globe 2003 Nov 7

HSL1741
Kurt K.
Judge OKs Shutdown of Canada Drugs Firm
Associated Press 2003 Nov 7

HSL1739
Rutkowski C.
More Generic Drugs Could Cut Costs, Save Milions Each Year: Study finds that Manitoba could save significantly if generic drugs were used more often
Public Affairs Department 2003 Nov 6

HSL10600
Kloner RA, Brindis RG, Cheitlin MD, Kuritzky L, Miller TA, Padma-Nathan H, Rosen RC.
Roundtable discussion: tadalafil study group.
Am J Cardiol 2003 Nov 6;92(9A):58M-65M
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0002914903008269

HSL4959
Carter H, Mansfield P.
Eye on ads.
Australian Doctor Weekly 2003 Nov 5

HSL75
Mathews A.
FDA Issues Rules on New Era Of 'Personalized Medicine'
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Nov 3

HSL1737
Teske S.
Potential House-Senate Compromise On Medicare Bill Outlined in Document
The Bureau of National Affairs 2003 Nov 3

HSL1738
Mathews A.
FDA Issues Rules on New Era Of 'Personalized Medicine'
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Nov 3

HSL1736
Extensive records analyzed for series
The Miami Herald 2003 Nov 2

HSL5917
Salmon P, Hall GM.
Patient empowerment and control: a psychological discourse in the service of medicine.
Soc Sci Med 2003 Nov 01;57(10):1969-80
Link to source with long URL

HSL10595
Scott PW.
Supply of veterinary medicines.
Vet Rec 2003 Nov 1;153(18):572

HSL1418
Krueger KP, Felkey BG, Berger BA.
Improving adherence and persistence: a review and assessment of interventions and description of steps toward a national adherence initiative.
J Am Pharm Assoc (Wash DC) 2003 Nov-Dec;43(6):668-78

HSL1437
Gale EA.
Between two cultures: the expert clinician and the pharmaceutical industry.
Clin Med 2003 Nov-Dec;3(6):538-41
Link to source with long URL

HSL2107
Wager E.
Good practice in publication of clinical trial results.
Br J Psychiatry 2003 Nov;183:464-5
http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/full/183/5/464-a

HSL2239
Monaghan MS, Galt KA, Turner PD, Houghton BL, Rich EC, Markert RJ, Bergman-Evans B.
Student understanding of the relationship between the health professions and the pharmaceutical industry.
Teach Learn Med 2003 Win;15(1):14-20

HSL2241
Millstein LG.
Prescription drug advertising: is it a driving force on drug pricing?
N C Med J 2003 Nov-Dec;64(6):289-91

HSL10546
Tatara K.
Prescribing and dispensing in Japan: conflict of interest?
Clin Med 2003 Nov-Dec;3(6):555
Link to source with long URL

HSL10552
Kardos P.
Fixed combinations as a first line treatment for all degrees of severity in asthma?
Pneumologie 2003 Nov;57(11):671-3
http://www.thieme-connect.com/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-2003-44267

HSL10558
Pearson SA, Ross-Degnan D, Payson A, Soumerai SB.
Changing medication use in managed care: a critical review of the available evidence.
Am J Manag Care 2003 Nov;9(11):715-31
http://www.ajmc.com/Article.cfm?ID=2486&CFID=8980495&CFTOKEN=81996035

HSL10559
Minhas R.
Statins: is OTC actually OTT?
Int J Clin Pract 2003 Nov;57(9):750-1

HSL10569
Jackevicius CA, Tu K, Filate WA, Brien SE, Tu JV; Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team.
Trends in cardiovascular drug utilization and drug expenditures in Canada between 1996 and 2001.
Can J Cardiol 2003 Nov;19(12):1359-66

HSL10570
Little S.
The future is personal
Current Drug Discovery 2003 Nov:9-10

HSL10587
Erasmus J.
Ritalin--on the bandwagon?
S Afr Med J 2003 Nov;93(11):805

HSL10589
Camp SL, Wilkerson DS, Raine TR.
The benefits and risks of over-the-counter availability of levonorgestrel emergency contraception.
Contraception 2003 Nov;68(5):309-17
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0010782403002269

HSL10601
Hogan WR, Tsui FC, Ivanov O, Gesteland PH, Grannis S, Overhage JM, Robinson JM, Wagner MM; Indiana-Pennsylvania-Utah Collaboration.
Detection of pediatric respiratory and diarrheal outbreaks from sales of over-the-counter electrolyte products.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2003 Nov-Dec;10(6):555-62
http://www.jamia.org/cgi/content/full/10/6/555

HSL10602
Hoch I, Heymann AD, Kurman I, Valinsky LJ, Chodick G, Shalev V.
Countrywide computer alerts to community physicians improve potassium testing in patients receiving diuretics.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2003 Nov-Dec;10(6):541-6
http://www.jamia.org/cgi/content/full/10/6/541

HSL10607
Brass EP, Weintraub M.
Label development and the label comprehension study for over-the-counter drugs.
Clin Pharmacol Ther 2003 Nov;74(5):406-12
Link to source with long URL

HSL14104
Moncrieff J, Double D.
Double blind random bluff.
Ment Health Today 2003 Nov;:24-6
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14689600

HSL78
Cassel , B .
Is Big Pharma pulling Canada's chain?
The Globe and Mail 2003 Oct 30

HSL1690
Jay M.
Antidepressants Used as Placebos: Is That Good Practice?
Cliggott Publishing, Division of SCP Communications 2003 Oct 30

HSL1732
Evenson B.
Heart doctors redefine 'normal': Lower cholesterol, lower blood pressure now expected
National Post 2003 Oct 30

HSL1733
Petersen M.
Campaign for Medical Device Bypasses Doctors
New York Times 2003 Oct 30

HSL1734
Harris G.
Drug Makers’ New Intensity in Defense of U.S. Borders
The New York Times 2003 Oct 30

HSL1735
Cassels A.
Is Big Pharma pulling Canada's chain?
The Globe and Mail 2003 Oct 30

HSL82
Drug firm hit with $200-million class action: Quebecer says he was diagnosed with liver damage while on antidepressant
Montreal Gazette 2003 Oct 29

HSL83
Dougherty K .
Ottawa needs to rein in ads by drug firms: Nobody is complaining about them, Alliance says
The Gazette 2003 Oct 29

HSL1728
Biswas S.
Indian drugs boss hails Aids deal
BBC News 2003 Oct 29

HSL1729
Researchers Call On Federal Government to Create Breast Implant Registry Health Complications from Breast Implant Surgery Common
From the British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health and the Canadian Women's Health Network 2003 Oct 29

HSL1731
Drug firm hit with $200-million class action: Quebecer says he was diagnosed with liver damage while on antidepressant
Montreal Gazette 2003 Oct 29

HSL1726
Harris G.
F.D.A. Intensely Reviews Depression Drugs
The New York Times 2003 Oct 28

HSL1727
Foster J.
FDA advisory urges caution in children's use of antidepressants
The Herald 2003 Oct 28

HSL89
Kaufman , M .
FDA Cautions on Antidepressants and Youth
The Washington Post 2003 Oct 27

HSL1704
FDA Issues Public Health Advisory Entitled: Reports Of Suicidality in Pediatric Patients Being Treated with Antidepressant Medications for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
2003 Oct 27

HSL1725
Kaufman M.
FDA Cautions on Antidepressants and Youth
The Washington Post 2003 Oct 27

HSL91
Davis D .
Losing the Mind: David Oaks and Others in the 'Mad Pride' Movement Believe Drugs Are Being Overused in Treating Mental Illness, and They Want the Abuse to Stop.
Los Angeles Times 2003 Oct 26
Link to source with long URL

HSL1702
Kluger J.
Medicating Young Minds: Drugs have become increasingly popular for treating kids with mood and behavior problems. But how will that affect them in the long run?
The Times Online 2003 Oct 26

HSL1700
Vedantam S.
AIDS Plan Would Cut Drug Costs for Poor: WHO Would Provide 3-in-1 Pill to Nations
The Washington Post 2003 Oct 25

HSL94
Parker-pope , T .
The Case for Hormone Therapy: Menopause hormones have been battered by recent studies highlighting their potential dangers. Here's why women might still want to take them.
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Oct 21

HSL1699
Arker-pope T.
The Case for Hormone Therapy: Menopause hormones have been battered by recent studies highlighting their potential dangers. Here's why women might still want to take them.
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Oct 21

HSL2514
Dowden JS.
Coax, COX and cola.
Med J Aust 2003 Oct 20;179(8):397-8
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/179_08_201003/dow10457_fm-2.html

HSL95
Wright O.
Crackdown on antidepressants given out 'like sweets'
The Times Online 2003 Oct 20

HSL501
Sweet M.
Website launched to expose "tricks" of drug ads
BMJ 2003 Oct 18;327(7420):936
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/327/7420/936

HSL6022
Mansfield PR.
Drug company sponsorship would endanger health care improvement
BMJ 2003 Oct 17;327
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/327/7420/924

HSL96
Drug incentive schemes under fire: Pharmaceutical firms accused of overstepping advertising rules
NetDoctor.co.uk 2003 Oct 15

HSL1698
Drug incentive schemes under fire: Pharmaceutical firms accused of overstepping advertising rules
NetDoctor.co.uk 2003 Oct 15

HSL1696
Hensley S.
Court Revives Suit Against Pfizer On Nigeria Study
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Oct 13

HSL1697
Klein N.
Bush's Aids 'gift' has been seized by industry giants: Now the US may block the provision of cheap generic drugs for Africa
The Guardian 2003 Oct 13

HSL4276
Brett AS, Burr W, Moloo J.
Are gifts from pharmaceutical companies ethically problematic? A survey of physicians
Archives of Internal Medicine 2003 Oct 13;163(18):2213-2218
Link to source with long URL

HSL10897
Weeks RL.
Separation of anxiety and depressive disorders: normal rules of critical evaluation were presumably suspended.
BMJ 2003 Oct 11;327(7419):869
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/327/7419/869-a

HSL1695
The Community News Department at CKUT Radio McGill announces... "Pharmed and Dangerous: the Pharmaceutical Industry in Canada"
2003 Oct 10

HSL4960
Saunders C.
New web site targets drug ads.
Australian Doctor Weekly 2003 Oct 10

HSL101
Dobbs , L .
Over-medication: a growing crisis Aggressive marketing a major culprit
Tribune Media Services 2003 Oct 2

HSL1693
Andrews E.
Senate Panel Backs Bill to Give Tax Windfall to U.S. Companies
The New York Times 2003 Oct 2

HSL1694
Dobbs L.
Over-medication: a growing crisis Aggressive marketing a major culprit
Tribune Media Services 2003 Oct 2

HSL1691
Nilson asks Ottawa to reject pharmaceutical ads
CBC Saskatchewan 2003 Oct 1

HSL1692
Boseley S.
Scientist in rethink over drug link to suicide
The Guardian 2003 Oct 1

HSL10901
Bross PF, Baird A, Chen G, Jee JM, Lostritto RT, Morse DE, Rosario LA, Williams GM, Yang P, Rahman A, Williams G, Pazdur R.
Fulvestrant in postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer.
Clin Cancer Res 2003 Oct 1;9(12):4309-17
http://clincancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/full/9/12/4309

HSL565
Mansfield PR.
Healthy scepticism.
Aust Fam Physician 2003 Oct;32(10):777
Nil

HSL2712
Mizik M, Jacobsen R
Are Physicians Easy Marks?: Quantifying the effects of Detailing and Sampling on New Prescriptions.
Unpublished 2003 Oct
Nil

HSL1465
Booth B, Zemmel R.
Quest for the best.
Nat Rev Drug Discov 2003 Oct;2(10):838-41
Link to source with long URL

HSL2232
Peebles ME.
And now, a word from our sponsor.
Harv Bus Rev 2003 Oct;81(10):31-5

HSL2237
Morgan S, Mintzes B, Barer M.
The economics of direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription-only drugs: prescribed to improve consumer welfare?
J Health Serv Res Policy 2003 Oct;8(4):237-44
Link to source with long URL

HSL2719
Prosser H, Walley T.
New drug uptake: qualitative comparison of high and low prescribing GPs' attitudes and approach.
Fam Pract 2003 Oct;20(5):583-91
http://fampra.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/20/5/583

HSL10597
Finucane AK.
From the Epilepsy Foundation: restoring the Pediatric Rule.
Epilepsy Behav 2003 Oct;4(5):453-4
Link to source with long URL

HSL10608
Wang YR, Pauly MV, Lin YA.
Impact of Maine's Medicaid drug formulary change on non-Medicaid markets: spillover effects of a restrictive drug formulary.
Am J Manag Care 2003 Oct;9(10):686-96
http://www.ajmc.com/Article.cfm?ID=2479&CFID=8980495&CFTOKEN=81996035

HSL10609
Grabowski H.
The ripple effects of a restrictive Medicaid formulary.
Am J Manag Care 2003 Oct;9(10):648-9
http://www.ajmc.com/Article.cfm?ID=2470&CFID=8980495&CFTOKEN=81996035

HSL10904
Martin A, Leslie D.
Trends in psychotropic medication costs for children and adolescents, 1997-2000.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2003 Oct;157(10):997-1004
http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/157/10/997

HSL10905
Dominick KL, Dudley TK, Grambow SC, Oddone EZ, Bosworth HB.
Racial differences in health care utilization among patients with osteoarthritis.
J Rheumatol 2003 Oct;30(10):2201-6

HSL10908
Spina E, Scordo MG, D'Arrigo C.
Metabolic drug interactions with new psychotropic agents.
Fundam Clin Pharmacol 2003 Oct;17(5):517-38
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1472-8206.2003.00193.x

HSL10909
Barnes Recker CK, Hoehns JD, Sutherland JE, Opheim EF.
An online misadventure with haloperidol.
Ann Pharmacother 2003 Oct;37(10):1531

HSL1689
Disclosure at the Medical Journals
NY Times, Editorial 2003 Sep 30

HSL84
Researchers Call On Federal Government to Create Breast Implant Registry Health Complications from Breast Implant Surgery Common
From the British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health and the Canadian Women's Health Network 2003 Sep 29

HSL1688
Rowland C.
Springfield mayor urges fiscal strike at drug companies
The Boston Globe 2003 Sep 29

HSL148
Bowe , C .
US drug regulator slams European pricing
The Financial Times 2003 Sep 27

HSL415
Mansfield PR, Mintzes B.
Direct-to-consumer advertising is more profitable if it is misleading.
N Z Med J 2003 Sep 26;116(1182):U610
http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/116-1182/610/

HSL150
Wilde , A M.
FDA Chief Targets Europe's Controls On Drug Prices
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Sep 25

HSL1684
Leingang M.
Sexologist: Drug firms dupe women
Democrat and Chronicle 2003 Sep 25

HSL1686
Mathews A.
FDA Chief Targets Europe's Controls On Drug Prices
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Sep 25

HSL153
Hallam , K .
U.S. Deficit Cuts Republican Support for Bush's Medicare Plan
Bloomberg News 2003 Sep 23

HSL155
Petersen , M .
A Conversation With Sheldon Krimsky: Uncoupling Campus and Company
The New York Times 2003 Sep 23

HSL156
Kaufman , M .
Drug Ads Do More Good Than Harm, FDA Told Agency Reviewing Effects, Perceptions of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising
The Washington Post 2003 Sep 23

HSL159
Smith , L .
The DES Legacy
The Washington Post 2003 Sep 23

HSL1680
Capps L.
Stark introduces fair balance prescription drug advertisement Act: Bill would ensure fair and accurate prescription drug advertising
2003 Sep 23
http://www.house.gov/stark/news/news_09-23-03_DTC.htm

HSL1681
Kaufman M.
Drug Ads Do More Good Than Harm, FDA Told Agency Reviewing Effects, Perceptions of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising
The Washington Post 2003 Sep 23

HSL1682
Peterson M.
A Conversation With Sheldon Krimsky: Uncoupling Campus and Company
The New York Times 2003 Sep 23

HSL1683
Hallam K.
U.S. Deficit Cuts Republican Support for Bush's Medicare Plan
Bloomberg News 2003 Sep 23

HSL161
National Women's Health Network
FDA Approves New Version of the Pill
2003 Sep 22
http://www.womenshealthnetwork.org.

HSL1676
Calabro S.
Pfizer quietly begins effort to tout the positives of DTC
PR Week 2003 Sep 22

HSL1677
FDA Approves New Version of the Pill
National Women's Health Network 2003 Sep 22

HSL165
Fiedler T.
Minnetonka company's patient-recruitment redefines doctors' role
Star Tribune 2003 Sep 21

HSL1675
Fiedler T.
Minnetonka company's patient-recruitment redefines doctors' role
Star Tribune 2003 Sep 21

HSL1674
Wright O.
Crackdown on antidepressants given out 'like sweets'
The Times Online 2003 Sep 20

HSL168
118 Essential medicines missing on the market: survey
Daily Dawn 2003 Sep 18

HSL10592
DeAngelis CD, Fontanarosa PB.
Drugs alias dietary supplements.
JAMA 2003 Sep 17;290(11):1519-20
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/290/11/1519

HSL169
Morrice D .
Drug advertising is bad medicine A needed prescription
Toronto Star 2003 Sep 16

HSL171
Industry discourages study of new drugs' effectiveness
USA Today 2003 Sep 14

HSL1670
Industry discourages study of new drugs' effectiveness
USA Today 2003 Sep 14

HSL173
Kanter , J .
EU Court's Top Adviser Backs Drug Discounters
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Sep 11

HSL174
U.S. Sues Company for Importing Drugs from Canada
Reuters 2003 Sep 11

HSL1667
U.S. Sues Company for Importing Drugs from Canada
Reuters 2003 Sep 11

HSL1668
James KANTER.
EU Court's Top Adviser Backs Drug Discounters
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Sep 11

HSL1669
Kanter J.
EU Court's Top Adviser Backs Drug Discounters
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Sep 11

HSL176
Wolfe SM.
Food and Drug Disaster
The Washington Post 2003 Sep 10

HSL1666
Wolfe S.
Food and Drug Disaster
The Washington Post 2003 Sep 10

HSL1673
118 Essential medicines missing on the market: survey
Daily Dawn 2003 Sep 8

HSL4961
Mansfield PR.
What mum said.
Australian Doctor Weekly 2003 Sep 4

HSL1665
Laucius J.
Consumer drug ads 'will hurt medicare'
Ottawa Citizen 2003 Sep 2

HSL2240
Mintzes B, Barer ML, Kravitz RL, Bassett K, Lexchin J, Kazanjian A, Evans RG, Pan R, Marion SA.
How does direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) affect prescribing? A survey in primary care environments with and without legal DTCA
CMAJ. 2003 Sep 2;169(5):405-12
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/169/5/405

HSL4154
Gardner DM, Mintzes B, Ostry A.
Direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising in Canada: permission by default?
CMAJ 2003 Sep 2;169(5):425-7
Link to source with long URL

HSL5276
Ben Abdelaziz A, Harrabi I, Rahmani S, Ghedira A, Gaha K, Ghannem H.
[Attitudes of general practitioners to pharmaceutical sales representatives in Sousse].
East Mediterr Health J. 2003 Sep-Nov;9(5-6):1075-83. 2003 Sep-Nov 01;9(5-6):1075-83

HSL5873
Finkelstein JA, Stille C, Nordin J, Davis R, Raebel MA, Roblin D, Go AS, Smith D, Johnson CC, Kleinman K, Chan KA, Platt R.
Reduction in antibiotic use among US children, 1996-2000.
Pediatrics 2003 Sep 01;112(3)
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/112/3/620

HSL1386
Vaithianathan R.
Supply-side cost sharing when patients and doctors collude.
J Health Econ 2003 Sep;22(5):763-80

HSL1394
Richards D.
The problems and perils of prescription medicines.
Clin Med 2003 Sep-Oct;3(5):476-8

HSL1409
Mechanic D.
Is the prevalence of mental disorders a good measure of the need for services?
Health Aff (Millwood) 2003 Sep-Oct;22(5):8-20
http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=14515877

HSL1410
Mastroianni Pde C, Galduroz JC, Carlini EA.
Influence of the legislation on the advertisement of psychoactive medications in Brazil.
Rev Bras Psiquiatr 2003 Sep;25(3):146-55

HSL1432
Hartmann M, Knoth H, Schulz D, Knoth S, Meier-Hellmann A.
Industry-sponsored economic studies in critical and intensive care versus studies sponsored by nonprofit organizations.
J Intensive Care Med 2003 Sep-Oct;18(5):265-8
http://jic.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/18/5/265

HSL1433
Harris G, Mayho G, Page L.
Occupational health issues affecting the pharmaceutical sales force.
Occup Med (Lond) 2003 Sep;53(6):378-83
http://occmed.oupjournals.org/cgi/reprint/53/6/378

HSL1454
Coleman B.
Producing an information leaflet to help patients access high quality drug information on the Internet: a local study.
Health Info Libr J 2003 Sep;20(3):160-71
Link to source with long URL

HSL2228
Richards D.
Problems and perils of prescription medicines.
Expert Opin Drug Saf 2003 Sep;2(5):509-11
Link to source with long URL

HSL4275
Hartmann M, Knoth H, Schulz D, Knoth S, Meier-Hellmann A.
Industry-sponsored economic studies in critical and intensive care versus studies sponsored by nonprofit organizations.
J Intensive Care Med 2003 Sep-Oct;18(5):265-8
http://jic.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/18/5/265

HSL10611
An eye on the markets
Current Drug Discovery 2003 Sep:43-44

HSL10919
Katz A.
Learning the lessons of the HRT fiasco.
Can Fam Physician 2003 Sep;49:1078

HSL10926
Sansgiry SS, Shringarpure GS.
Springtime confusion: are consumers getting the right information on how to treat seasonal allergies?
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003 Sep;112(3):627-8
Link to source with long URL

HSL10939
Nahar IK, Shojania K, Marra CA, Alamgir AH, Anis AH.
Infliximab treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease.
Ann Pharmacother 2003 Sep;37(9):1256-65

HSL11015
Rosenheck R, Leslie D.
Administrative prescription review procedures and use of atypical antipsychotic medications in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Ment Health Serv Res 2003 Sep;5(3):149-53
http://www.springerlink.com/content/jg5478m41775q581/

HSL11026
Maiga FI, Haddad S, Fournier P, Gauvin L.
Public and private sector responses to essential drugs policies: a multilevel analysis of drug prescription and selling practices in Mali.
Soc Sci Med 2003 Sep;57(5):937-48
Link to source with long URL

HSL1654
MSF and Oxfam press statement on WTO drugs deal: Flawed WTO drugs deal will do little to secure future access to medicines in developing countries
2003 Aug 30

HSL1655
Edds K.
Raising Doubts About Drugs: Calif. Hunger Strike Challenges Use of Antidepressants
The Washington Post 2003 Aug 30

HSL1656
Love J.
CPTech Statement on WTO deal on exports of medicines
2003 Aug 30

HSL1657
Altimari D.
2nd Firm Warns Against Having Kids Take Its Drug
The Hartford Courant 2003 Aug 30

HSL4146
Quick JD, Hogerzeil HV, Rago L, Reggi V, de Joncheere K.
Ensuring ethical drug promotion--whose responsibility?
Lancet 2003 Aug 30;362(9385):747
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140673603142171

HSL1651
Hoeller K.
No proof mental illness rooted in biology
Seattle Post-Intellingencer 2003 Aug 29

HSL1652
Wal-Mart To Offer Free Diabetes Screenings at 2,900 Stores Nationwide
kaisernetwork.org 2003 Aug 29

HSL1653
The right fix?: India and Brazil are good at making cheap copies of life-saving drugs. Should they be allowed to export them too?: Patented or generic, they all taste the same
The Economist Global Agenda 2003 Aug 29

HSL6023
Mansfield PR.
Drug marketing deserves recognition
BMJ 2003 Aug 28;327
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/327/7413/468-d

HSL1650
Comparing Prescription Drugs
Ny times editorial 2003 Aug 27

HSL1648
Cohen J.
Canada: Get ready to defend affordable drugs: As more Americans buy drugs on-line, our prices will be pressured to mirror theirs
The Globe and Mail 2003 Aug 26

HSL1649
Morrissey B.
Doctors Like Web for Drug Info, Still Want Perks
internetnews.com 2003 Aug 26

HSL1644
US Seeks Further Restrictions on Generic Medicines for Developing Countries
MÈdecins Sans FrontiËres (MSF), Oxfam, Health Action International (HAI), Third World Network (TWN) and the Consumer Project on Technology (CPTech) 2003 Aug 25

HSL1645
Grigg W.
Drugging Our Kids
The New American 2003 Aug 25

HSL1646
Goode E.
3 Schizophrenia Drugs May Raise Diabetes Risk, Study Says
The New York Times 2003 Aug 25

HSL1647
Landers S.
Federal crackdown targets bogus copies of popular drugs:The FDA is devising a plan to halt the influx of counterfeit medicines.
AMNews 2003 Aug 25

HSL6413
Toop L, Richards D, Saunders B.
New Zealand deserves better. Direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) of prescription medicines in New Zealand: for health or for profit?
N Z Med J. 2003 Aug 22;116(1180):U556

HSL4962
Mansfield PR.
Gifts must go
Australian Doctor Weekly 2003 Aug 21

HSL1478
Als-Nielsen B, Chen W, Gluud C, Kjaergard LL.
Association of funding and conclusions in randomized drug trials: a reflection of treatment effect or adverse events?
JAMA 2003 Aug 20;290(7):921-8
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/290/7/921

HSL10590
Budetti PP.
Ensuring safe and effective medications for children.
JAMA 2003 Aug 20;290(7):950-1
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/290/7/950

HSL10591
Forman RF.
Availability of opioids on the Internet.
JAMA 2003 Aug 20;290(7):889
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/290/7/889

HSL1640
Grady D.
Gene Therapy Used to Treat Patients With Parkinson's
The New York Times 2003 Aug 19

HSL1641
Cronin J.
Food, Drug Companies Heavily Represented on Dietary Guidelines Advisory Panel: CSPI Calls for Replacement of Members with Tightest Corporate Ties
2003 Aug 19

HSL1642
Rabin R.
The Pill Of The Future
Staff Writer 2003 Aug 19

HSL1638
McKenzie J.
Teen Mood Swings Explained?: Part of Brain That Controls Judgment Matures Later
ABCNEWS.com 2003 Aug 18

HSL1639
Chin T.
Some doctors want payment for e-detailing: Physicians like being able to view drug marketing information on their own schedules, but some would need to be paid to do it again.
American Medical News 2003 Aug 18

HSL1635
Walsh J.
U.S. probing Merck marketing and sales
Bloomberg News 2003 Aug 14

HSL1636
Merck Subpoenaed On Sales Activities
Wall Street Journal 2003 Aug 14

HSL1637
McGreevey S.
Almost half of all faculty on Institutional Review Boards have ties to industry
EurekAlert 2003 Aug 14

HSL1632
Romney advises drug companies to rethink how much they charge: The governor says pricing policies and exhorbitant salaries will drive more consumers to Canada where prescription drugs are cheaper
The Associated Press 2003 Aug 13

HSL1633
Lippert B.
Eli Lilly's Brain Wave
Ad Week 2003 Aug 13

HSL1634
Kaufman M.
WHO Urges End to Use of Antibiotics for Animal Growth
The Washington Post 2003 Aug 13

HSL1630
Friedman R.
What You Do Know Can't Hurt You
The New York Times 2003 Aug 12

HSL1631
Allerdyce C.
MHRA to investigate naughty Mr. GSK !
The Guardian 2003 Aug 12

HSL1628
The Debate Over Antidepressants (5 Letters)
The New York Times 2003 Aug 11

HSL2101
Zachry WM 3rd, Dalen JE, Jackson TR.
Clinicians' responses to direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medications.
Arch Intern Med 2003 Aug 11-25;163(15):1808-12
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/163/15/1808

HSL7644
O'Meara KP.
In ADHD Studies, Pictures May Lie
Insight Magazine 2003 Aug 11

HSL1626
In J.
Marketing Mother's Little Helper
WOMENSENEWS 2003 Aug 9

HSL1625
Zehr L.
U.S. drug boycott threat called 'ridiculous'
The Globe and Mail 2003 Aug 8

HSL1629
Shepard S
Re-importing could slow biotech efforts
Memphis Business Journal 2003 Aug 08
http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/stories/2003/08/11/story1.html

HSL1618
Batt S.
Drugs in the Water: We Must Put the Genie Back in the Bottle
2003 Aug 7

HSL1619
Hallam K.
Some U.S. States Lag in Collecting Medicaid Rebates
Bloomberg 2003 Aug 7

HSL1620
Silverman E.
Pfizer limits drug exports to Canada Wholesalers and pharmacies say other pharmas likely to use tactic
The Star-Ledger 2003 Aug 7

HSL1621
Hensley S.
Pfizer Warning May Curb Drug Exports From Canada
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Aug 7

HSL1622
Harris G.
Debate Resumes on the Safety of Depression's Wonder Drugs
The New York Times 2003 Aug 7

HSL1623
Dixon K.
AARP steps into drug re-importation debate
Reuters 2003 Aug 7

HSL1624
Consumers Accuse Maker of Hormone Replacement Therapy Drug Estratest of End-Run Around FDA Regulations Seniors Say Company Illegally Sells and Promotes Unapproved Drug at Expense Of Consumers' Health and Pocketbook
PR Newswire 2003 Aug 7

HSL1617
Pfizer to Restrict Drug Sales to U.S. from Canada
Reuters 2003 Aug 6

HSL1616
Out and About Department: Parody
LA Times 2003 Aug 4

HSL1615
Petersen M.
Undisclosed Financial Ties Prompt Reproval of Doctor
The New York Times 2003 Aug 3

HSL1614
D’adesky A.
HIV Generics: Ready for a Revolution?
amfAR Gobal Link 2003 Aug 1

HSL10945
Nightingale SL.
Off-label use of prescription drugs.
Am Fam Physician 2003 Aug 1;68(3):425-7
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20030801/editorials.html

HSL1038
Jureidini J, Mansfield P.
The journal and drug advertising.
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2003 Aug;37(4):495

HSL1434
Groves KE, Sketris I, Tett SE.
Prescription drug samples--does this marketing strategy counteract policies for quality use of medicines?
J Clin Pharm Ther 2003 Aug;28(4):259-71
Link to source with long URL

HSL1458
Cathebras P.
[Doctor Knock lives at Wall Street. The new targets of pharmaceutical industry]
Rev Med Interne 2003 Aug;24(8):538-41

HSL2238
Moncrieff J.
Clozapine v. conventional antipsychotic drugs for treatment-resistant schizophrenia: a re-examination
Br J Psychiatry. 2003 Aug;183:161-6
http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/full/183/2/161

HSL2725
Tamblyn R, McLeod P, Hanley JA, Girard N, Hurley J.
Physician and practice characteristics associated with the early utilization of new prescription drugs.
Med Care 2003 Aug;41(8):895-908
Link to source with long URL

HSL8253
Kwon S.
Pharmaceutical reform and physician strikes in Korea: separation of drug prescribing and dispensing.
Soc Sci Med 2003 Aug;57(3):529-38
Link to source with long URL

HSL10604
Paramore A, Frantz S.
Bortezomib.
Nat Rev Drug Discov 2003 Aug;2(8):611-2

HSL10921
Davies GR, Finch RG.
Sales of over-the-counter remedies as an early warning system for winter bed crises.
Clin Microbiol Infect 2003 Aug;9(8):858-63
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00693.x

HSL10927
Reggi V, Balocco-Mattavelli R, Bonati M, Breton I, Figueras A, Jambert E, Kopp C, Montane E, Rago L, Rocchi F; The International Comparative Study on Drug Information Collaborative Group.
Prescribing information in 26 countries: a comparative study.
Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2003 Aug;59(4):263-70
http://www.springerlink.com/content/n3bxdydr1lt7fl8y/

HSL10929
Djolov GG.
Savings from generic drug substitution in South Africa--an arithmetical view.
S Afr Med J 2003 Aug;93(8):583-4

HSL10944
Wyllie MG.
Libido and desire: join the club?
BJU Int 2003 Aug;92(3):323-4
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1464-410X.2003.04337.x

HSL10947
Rothschild B.
Availability of drugs should be disclosed by manufacturers.
Arthritis Rheum 2003 Aug;48(8):2389
Link to source with long URL

HSL1610
Fierstien H.
The Culture of Disease
The New York Times 2003 Jul 31

HSL1611
Taber J.
Canada's drug policies 'parasitic,' U.S. says: Interview with FDA head sparks debate on issue of reliance on American research
2003 Jul 31

HSL1612
Massachusetts Bill Would Ban Prescription Drug Advertisements
The kaisernetwork.org 2003 Jul 31

HSL1613
Wyeth/SMA convicted of illegal infant formula advertising
Birmingham District Magistrates Court 2003 Jul 31

HSL143
Pomerantz , J M.
Antidepressants Used as Placebos: Is That Good Practice?
Cliggott Publishing, Division of SCP Communications 2003 Jul 30

HSL1608
Freed B.
Silent drug lobby generates Holmes-style mystery
The Hill 2003 Jul 30

HSL1609
Stolberg S.
Drug Lobby Pushed Letter by Senators on Medicare
The New York Times 2003 Jul 30

HSL1603
Murray A.
Political capital: Drug-Importation Vote Is Cue For Industry to Change Its Ways
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Jul 29

HSL1604
Cusack B.
Some GOP members turn against drug firms
The Hill 2003 Jul 29

HSL1605
Ranii D.
Sales reps overwhelm doctors: Doctors appreciate drug samples but are a little overwhelmed by all the visits
newsobserver.com 2003 Jul 29

HSL1606
Bzdek V.
The Ad Subtractors, Making a Difference
The Washington Post 2003 Jul 29

HSL1607
Crane E.
Conservative Drug Split:Reimportation is right and good.
National Reveiw Online 2003 Jul 29

HSL1602
Kowalczyk L.
Drug firms increasingly barred from exam rooms
The Boston Globe 2003 Jul 28

HSL1601
US House allows import of prescription drugs
The Economic Times 2003 Jul 25

HSL1599
Weiss S.
Contributions correlate with outcome of drug reimportation vote
Capital Eye 2003 Jul 24

HSL1600
Thompson T.
Regarding Passage of S. 650, The Pediatric Research Equity Act of 2003
News Release 2003 Jul 24

HSL1449
Dickersin K, Rennie D.
Registering clinical trials.
JAMA 2003 Jul 23;290(4):516-23
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/290/4/516

HSL1595
MacDonald J.
Impact Of Drug Ads Studied: Doctors Tell Committee They Feel Pressured By Patients Seeking A Quick Fix
The Harford Courant 2003 Jul 23

HSL1596
Landers P.
Bristol-Myers Launches Review Of Sales, Marketing Practices
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Jul 23

HSL1597
Vandehei J.
Drug firms aid church group: Claim about import measure stirs anger
The Washington Post 2003 Jul 23

HSL1598
Drug Ads Pressuring Doctors To Prescribe Certain Medications, AMA Official Says
kaisernetwork.org 2003 Jul 23

HSL1594
Stolberg S.
Measure to Ease Imports of Drugs Is Gaining in House
New York Times 2003 Jul 22

HSL1591
Zuckerman G.
Biovail Is Paying Physicians Prescribing New Heart Drug
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Jul 21

HSL1592
Zdeb C.
Read health news skeptically: Conflicting reports on food and health reflect science's methodical ways, researchers say
CanWest News Service 2003 Jul 21

HSL1593
Consumer Ads Seen as Fueling Rising Prescription Drug Benefit Costs
2003 Jul 21

HSL1590
Miller J.
Hoekstra defends drug import proposal: Congressman supports plan to allow the re-importation of prescription drugs
The Holland Sentinel 2003 Jul 19

HSL11019
Vets to be allowed to dispense other vets' prescriptions.
Vet Rec 2003 Jul 19;153(3):68-9

HSL1586
Ponnuru R.
Values for Sale: The Rev. Lou Sheldon trashes pro-lifers for profit.
national review online 2003 Jul 17
http://www.nationalreview.com/ponnuru/ponnuru071703.asp

HSL1587
Olive D.
Big Pharma blames Canada
Toronto Star 2003 Jul 17

HSL1588
Loyd L.
Makers of a Viagra rival have deal with NFL: Parody
Philadelphia Inquirer 2003 Jul 17

HSL1589
Loyd L.
Makers of a Viagra rival have deal with NFL: Parody
Philadelphia Inquirer 2003 Jul 17

HSL4963
Mak HK.
Drug influences.
Australian Doctor Weekly 2003 Jul 17

HSL1584
Scientists and industry watchdogs gathered in Washington, D.C. last week to explore egregious cases of industry-led manipulation and distortion of scientific research—and to suggest remedies. The 1-day symposium, held by the Center for Science in the Publ
U.S. PIRG 2003 Jul 16

HSL1585
Harper T.
Drugs from Canada spark U.S. row: Radio ads raise doubts over safety: Industry accused of scare tactics
Toronto Star 2003 Jul 16

HSL1583
Russo E.
Science in conflict: Symposium explores conflicts of interest and the extent of industry influence on scientific findings
2003 Jul 15

HSL2137
Romano M.
Too friendly? Teaching hospitals revisit ties to pharmaceutical firms
Mod Healthc. 2003 Jul 14;33(28):17 2003 Jul 14;33(28):17

HSL11031
Chow KM, Szeto CC.
Harbinger of fluoroquinolone resistance.
Arch Intern Med 2003 Jul 14;163(13):1617
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/163/13/1617

HSL1581
Barnett A.
Dossier reveals Ministers' worries over connections between science experts and leading drugs firms
The Observer 2003 Jul 13

HSL1579
Rowland C.
An ailing image: Drug industry's tenacious price protection stirs anger
The Boston Globe 2003 Jul 11

HSL1580
Hockenberry J.
Drug giant accused of false claims: Whistleblower alleges illegal encouragement of off-label use
NBC NEWS 2003 Jul 11

HSL2426
Dana J, Loewenstein G.
A social science perspective on gifts to physicians from industry.
JAMA 2003 Jul 9;290(2):252-5
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/290/2/252

HSL1575
Hallam K.
Seniors' Drug Prices Outpace Inflation, Report Says
Bloomberg News 2003 Jul 9

HSL1576
Anderson K.
Prices Of Most Popular Drugs For Seniors Rose Nearly Three-And-One-Half Times The Rate Of Inflation Last Year: Prices of 27 of the Top 50 Drugs Sold to Seniors Rose More Than Three Times the Rate of Inflation
Families USA 2003 Jul 9

HSL1577
Seaman B.
The Greatest Experiment Ever Performed on Women: Exploding the Estrogen Myth: Smart Doctors, Foolish Forecasts
MSNBC News 2003 Jul 9

HSL1578
Cronin J.
Corporate Money Co-opts Nonprofit Groups, Says Report Critics Silenced & Friends Won Through Corporate Donations
Center for Science in the Public Interest 2003 Jul 9

HSL1571
Hallam K.
Medicare Drug Plans Can't Beat Canadian Prices, Retirees Say
Bloomberg News 2003 Jul 8

HSL1572
Bzdek V.
Tube Feeding: Health 'Education' Programs Are Beamed to the Hospital Bed by the Patient Channel. Some Critics Can't Swallow the Added Dose of Drug Company Promotion
Washington Post 2003 Jul 8

HSL1573
Bzdek V.
Tube Feeding: Health 'Education' Programs Are Beamed to the Hospital Bed by the Patient Channel. Some Critics Can't Swallow the Added Dose of Drug Company Promotion
Washington Post 2003 Jul 8

HSL1574
Pear R.
Democrats Lay Down Lines for Looming Medicare Fight
The New York Times 2003 Jul 8

HSL1570
Hallam K.
Frist, Hastert, Kennedy Battle Over Favoring Insurers, Medicare
Bloomberg News 2003 Jul 7

HSL11030
Chinellato A, Terrazzani G, Walley T, Giusti P.
Opioids in Italy: is marketing more powerful than the law?
Lancet 2003 Jul 5;362(9377):78
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140673603138196

HSL1569
Jack I.
Ottawa could permit prescription drug ads
National Post 2003 Jul 3

HSL1566
Goldstein AND.
Bush to Name Ex-Lilly CEO to Run AIDS Fund: Praise and Skepticism for Major GOP Donor
Washington Post 2003 Jul 2

HSL1567
Goldstein A.
Bush to Name Ex-Lilly CEO to Run AIDS Fund: Praise and Skepticism for Major GOP Donor
Washington Post 2003 Jul 2

HSL1568
Lobe J.
Bush's look to Big Pharma for AIDS czar evokes concern
Asheville Global Report 2003 Jul 2

HSL1563
Knight B.
Eureka Foundation questions HRT research funding links
Australian Broadcasting Commission Radio National transcript 2003 Jul 1

HSL5438
Kabra SG.
Unsafe abortions and experimental excesses.
Issues Med Ethics 2003 Jul-Sep 01;11(3):79-80

HSL5833
Casebeer LL, Strasser SM, Spettell CM, Wall TC, Weissman N, Ray MN, Allison JJ.
Designing tailored Web-based instruction to improve practicing physicians' preventive practices.
J Med Internet Res 2003 Jul-Sep 01;5(3):e20
http://www.jmir.org/2003/3/e20/

HSL5841
Smith DH, Neutel JM, Lacourciere Y, Kempthorne-Rawson J.
Prospective, randomized, open-label, blinded-endpoint (PROBE) designed trials yield the same results as double-blind, placebo-controlled trials with respect to ABPM measurements.
J Hypertens 2003 Jul 01;21(7):1291-8
Link to source with long URL

HSL5886
Kuperman GJ, Gibson RF.
Computer physician order entry: benefits, costs, and issues.
Ann Intern Med 2003 Jul 1;139(1):31-9
http://www.annals.org/cgi/reprint/139/1/31.pdf

HSL1385
Viale PH.
What nurse practitioners should know about direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medications.
J Am Acad Nurse Pract 2003 Jul;15(7):297-304

HSL1429
Hollon MF, Larson EB, Koepsell TD, Downer AE.
Direct-to-consumer marketing of osteoporosis drugs and bone densitometry.
Ann Pharmacother 2003 Jul-Aug;37(7-8):976-81
http://www.theannals.com/cgi/content/full/37/7/976

HSL1445
Epps CH Jr.
Ethical guidelines for orthopaedists and industry.
Clin Orthop Relat Res 2003 Jul(412):14-20
Link to source with long URL

HSL1457
Chung RS, Taira DA, Noh C.
Alternate financial incentives in multi-tiered formulary systems to improve accountability for outcomes.
J Manag Care Pharm 2003 Jul-Aug;9(4):360-5

HSL1481
[Publication standards for clinical research sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry]
Rev Panam Salud Publica 2003 Jul;14(1):62-6

HSL7963
Carpenter D, Chernew M, Smith DG, Fendrick AM.
Approval times for new drugs: does the source of funding for FDA staff matter?
Health Aff (Millwood) 2003 Jul-Dec;Suppl
http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/reprint/hlthaff.w3.618v1

HSL2102
Wilson FS.
Continuing medical education: ethical collaboration between sponsor and industry.
Clin Orthop Relat Res 2003 Jul(412):33-7

HSL5439
Kietinun S, Gupte MD, Sengupta A.
A clinical trial in a developing country: many questions, few answers.
Issues Med Ethics 2003 Jul-Sep;11(3):89-90

HSL10949
Nguyen VK, Grennan T, Peschard K, Tan D, Tiendrebeogo I.
Antiretroviral use in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
AIDS 2003 Jul;17
Link to source with long URL

HSL11016
Antonanzas F.
Challenges to achieving value in drug spending in a decentralized country: the Spanish case.
Value Health 2003 Jul-Aug;6

HSL11020
Sorensen L, King MA, Ientile CS, Roberts MS.
Has drug therapy gone to the dogs?
Age Ageing 2003 Jul;32(4):460-1
http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/32/4/460

HSL11021
Foley P.
Osteoporosis & Menopausal Disorders-SMi Conference.
IDrugs 2003 Jul;6(7):660-3

HSL11022
Peck CC.
Postmarketing drug dosage changes.
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2003 Jul-Aug;12(5):425-6

HSL11033
Morrison CL, Kirk JM.
The consequences of parallel importing.
Br J Gen Pract 2003 Jul;53(492):564
Link to source with long URL

HSL11037
Domino ME, Salkever DS.
Price elasticity and pharmaceutical selection: the influence of managed care.
Health Econ 2003 Jul;12(7):565-86
Link to source with long URL

HSL1558
Carey B.
Psychiatry and preschoolers: More young children are being diagnosed with mental ailments and treated with drugs even as doctors grapple with a lack of research.
Los Angeles Times 2003 Jun 30

HSL1559
Guyatt G.
Evidence-based medicine challenges accepted medical practices: Doctors have not been taught how to evaluate original research or help patients weigh up the benefits, and risks, of alternative therapies
Straight Goods 2003 Jun 30

HSL1561
Pugh T.
Medical TV channel challenged over ethics: The Patient Channel blurs the line between advertising and patient education, critics say.
The Philadelphia Inquirer 2003 Jun 30

HSL1555
Petersen M.
Who's Minding the Drugstore?
The New York Times 2003 Jun 29

HSL1556
Feinmann J.
Tricks of the trade :Extravagant freebies, insider 'experts' and biased research... Should we be concerned about the way the pharmaceutical industry woos our GPs?
The Observer 2003 Jun 29

HSL1557
Kowalczyk L.
Hospital, drug firm relations probed
The Boston Globe 2003 Jun 29

HSL1554
Burton B.
Gov't wants drug companies to reveal doctors junkets
Inter-Press Service 2003 Jun 28

HSL1551
Anderson T.
Just what the doctor ordered: Reforms passed a year ago have changed the way drug reps deal with docs
Baltimore Business Journal 2003 Jun 27

HSL1552
Goldstein A
Medicare Bills Would Add Drug Benefits: Prescription Drug Benefit Is Key To Biggest Changes in 38 Years
The Washington Post 2003 Jun 27

HSL1553
Goldstein A.
Medicare Bills Would Add Drug Benefits: Prescription Drug Benefit Is Key To Biggest Changes in 38 Years
The Washington Post 2003 Jun 27

HSL1549
Hussain A.
115 brands of 32 essential drugs missing in the market
Daily Dawn 2003 Jun 26

HSL1550
Medicines watchdog under fire
BBC NEWS 2003 Jun 26

HSL1548
Government "discusses" drug safety with corporation
Monday Magazine 2003 Jun 25

HSL1544
Pharmaceuticals: Focussing on Appropriate Utilization: Drug Prescribing In Manitoba: How Appropriate Is It?
The Manitoba Centre for Health Policy 2003 Jun 24

HSL1545
Freudenheim M.
U.S. Accuses Merck Unit of Cheating Health
New York Times 2003 Jun 24

HSL1546
Koppel N.
U.S. Drops its Demand for List of Diseases Covered by Drugs Agreement
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2003 Jun 24

HSL4964
Mansfield PR, Mak HK.
Drug reps: friend or foe?
Australian Doctor Weekly 2003 Jun 24

HSL1542
Cassles A.
Don't gamble with our drug prices
2003 Jun 23

HSL1543
Drug Industry Employs 675 Washington Lobbyists, Many with Revolving-Door Connections, New Report Finds
Public Citizen 2003 Jun 23

HSL5882
Kaushal R, Shojania KG, Bates DW.
Effects of computerized physician order entry and clinical decision support systems on medication safety: a systematic review.
Arch Intern Med 2003 Jun 23;163(12):1409-16
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/163/12/1409

HSL1540
Harvey L.
Anthrax vaccine a deadly defense?: Critics say military's anthrax vaccination is medically hazardous and unethical
NW Indiana Times 2003 Jun 22

HSL1541
Kowalczyk L.
Cost and consequence: Medicaid aims to curb 'poly-pharmacy' approach, but drug limits may undermine patients' health
The Boston Globe 2003 Jun 22

HSL1538
Petersen M.
AstraZeneca Pleads Guilty in Cancer Medicine Scheme
The New York Times 2003 Jun 21

HSL1539
Cure For The Common Cold
British Medical Journal 2003 Jun 21

HSL1536
Colette BOUCHEZ.
Pills That Promise More Than Just Birth Control
HealthDay 2003 Jun 20

HSL1537
Bouchez C.
Pills That Promise More Than Just Birth Control
HealthDay 2003 Jun 20

HSL1533
Competition Bureau will investigate big drug firm
National Union of Public and General Employees 2003 Jun 19

HSL1534
The Other Drug War
Frontline 2003 Jun 19

HSL1535
McCall R.
Paxil Victims React to FDA's Announcement re Suicide Risk in Children Attorneys Representing Thousands of Paxil Victims Respond
Baum, Hedlund, Aristei, Guilford & Schiavo 2003 Jun 19

HSL1528
Japsen B.
AMA says drug reps not welcome in exams
Chicago Tribune 2003 Jun 18

HSL1531
Cordon S.
Lift ban on drug ads, newspaper group says
The Windsor Star 2003 Jun 18

HSL1532
Dixon K.
Doctors vote to curb pharmaceutical reps in office
Reuters Health 2003 Jun 18

HSL1547
Regush N.
Shame On You, American Medical Association
Red Flags 2003 Jun 18
http://www.redflagsweekly.com/second_opinion_m.html

HSL1523
Davies J.
Accidental addicts
The Age 2003 Jun 16

HSL1524
Rosen R.
Profitable pills in search of a disease
San Francisco Chronicle 2003 Jun 16

HSL1525
Serkes K.
Doctors Win Supreme Court Decision To Halt Forced Drugging
2003 Jun 16

HSL1526
New antibiotics 'could prove deadly'
BBC News 2003 Jun 16

HSL1522
Templeton S.
Drug firm's obesity 'advert' should be banned, say GPs
The Sunday Herald 2003 Jun 15

HSL1521
National Union seeks probe of big drug companies
National Union of public and general employees 2003 Jun 14

HSL1518
Hensley S.
As Drug-Sales Teams Multiply, Doctors Start to Tune Them Out 'Arms Race' by Pfizer and Rivals Boosts Pill Prices, Ire, but No One Dares Retreat
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Jun 13

HSL1519
Elliott C.
Pill Pushovers: Katherine Greider's The Big Fix looks at the pharmaceutical industry's hold on doctors
The American Prospect 2003 Jun 13

HSL1520
Jensen J.
Let's Not Medicate Away Student Angst
The Chronicle of Higher Education 2003 Jun 13

HSL1516
Rowland C.
Drug ads deliver a few side effects: Firms reap rewards, but so do their rivals, and patients take data to the doc, study finds
The Boston Globe 2003 Jun 12

HSL1517
Deadly clinical trial wasn't approved by Health Canada
CBC Radio 2003 Jun 12

HSL12356
Garlick W.
Head to head: Should drug companies be allowed to talk directly to patients? NO
BMJ 2003 Jun 12;326(7402):1302
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7402/1302-a

HSL12357
Jones T.
Head to head: Should drug companies be allowed to talk directly to patients? YES
BMJ 2003 Jun 12;326(7402):1302
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7402/1302

HSL1512
Harris G.
Britain Says Use of Paxil by Children Is Dangerous
The New York Times 2003 Jun 11

HSL1513
Boseley S.
Mood drug Seroxat banned for under-18s
The Guardian 2003 Jun 11

HSL1514
Vedantam S
Britain Warns of Paxil's Risk to Children
The Washington Post 2003 Jun 11

HSL1515
Vedantam S.
Britain Warns of Paxil's Risk to Children
The Washington Post 2003 Jun 11

HSL1510
Laurance J.
Seroxat to be restricted over fears of suicide link
The Independent 2003 Jun 10

HSL1511
Seroxat Must Not Be Used For Treatment Of Children With Depression
Department of Health 2003 Jun 10

HSL1502
Cobb C.
U.S. drug firms want subsidies ended in Canada: Lobbying against medicare
National Post 2003 Jun 9

HSL1503
U.S. Drug Industry Steps Up Lobbying In Canada
CanWest News Service, 2003 Jun 9

HSL11074
Renton S.
Dressing down.
Vet Rec 2003 Jun 7;152(23):724

HSL1507
Children 'should not take Seroxat'
BBC News 2003 Jun 6

HSL1495
Goldstein A.
Edwards to Offer Health Plan
The Washington Post 2003 Jun 5

HSL1497
Espo D.
Medicare Deal Would Offer Equal Coverage
Associated Press 2003 Jun 5

HSL1504
Strom S.
Company's Pledge to Donate a Cancer Drug Is Falling Short
New York Times 2003 Jun 5

HSL1505
Argentia's Largest Health System Pioneers Innovative Approach To Lower Drug Costs
Pan American Health Organisation 2003 Jun 5

HSL1506
Boseley S.
Prozac made librarian kill herself, says psychiatrist
The Guardian 2003 Jun 5

HSL1493
Duenwald M.
Study Says Drug Group Can't Help Alzheimer's
The New York Times 2003 Jun 4

HSL1494
Wardle A.
Tennesseans file Paxil suit
The Nashville City Paper 2003 Jun 4

HSL1492
Barclay L.
BMJ: Pharmaceutical Industry-Physician "Entanglement" Affects Research, Care
Medscape Medical News 2003 Jun 3

HSL1489
Tozer J.
Man slashed wrists after two weeks on anxiety pill: Coroner calls for leading anti-depressant to be withdrawn
femail.co.uk 2003 Jun 2

HSL1490
Prozac could fight cancer
femail.co.uk 2003 Jun 2

HSL1491
Harney T.
Prozac Killed My Wife
Leeds Today 2003 Jun 2

HSL566
Mansfield PR.
Bribes for doctors: a gift for bioethicists?
Am J Bioeth 2003 Summer;3(3):47-8
Nil

HSL1488
Retsinas G.
The Marketing of a Superbaby Formula
The New York Times 2003 Jun 1

HSL5974
Rosenthal M, Berndt ER, Donohue JM, Epstein AM, Frank RG
Demand Effects of Recent Changes in Prescription Drug Promotion
: Kaiser Family Foundation; 2003 Jun 1
Link to source with long URL

HSL12336
Hedgecoe A, Martin P.
The Drugs Don't Work : Expectations and the Shaping of Pharmacogenetics
Social Studies of Science 2003 Jun 1;33(3):327-364
http://sss.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/33/3/327

HSL1439
Fugh-Berman A.
"Bust enhancing" herbal products.
Obstet Gynecol 2003 Jun;101(6):1345-9
http://www.greenjournal.org/cgi/content/full/101/6/1345

HSL1471
Bernardini C, Ambrogi V, Perioli L.
Drugs and non-medical products sold in pharmacy: information and advertising.
Pharmacol Res 2003 Jun;47(6):501-8
Link to source with long URL

HSL1487
Napoli M.
Cholesterol Skeptics And The Bad News About Statin Drugs
Centre for Medical Consumers 2003 Jun

HSL1562
Elder E.
A Sucker Punch At The Drug Industry: Book Review
Health Affairs 2003 Jun

HSL2233
O'Reilly J, Dalal A.
Off-label or out of bounds? Prescriber and marketer liability for unapproved uses of FDA-approved drugs
Ann Health Law. 2003 Summer;12(2):295-324

HSL10912
Cutts C, Tett SE.
Influences on doctors' prescribing: is geographical remoteness a factor?
Aust J Rural Health 2003 Jun;11(3):124-30
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1440-1584.2003.00502.x

HSL11018
Wysowski DK, Armstrong G, Governale L.
Rapid increase in the use of oral antidiabetic drugs in the United States, 1990-2001.
Diabetes Care 2003 Jun;26(6):1852-5
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/26/6/1852

HSL11070
Bergmann JF.
Self-medication: from European regulatory directives to therapeutic strategy.
Fundam Clin Pharmacol 2003 Jun;17(3):275-80
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1472-8206.2003.00141.x

HSL11075
Israel R.
The relationship between physicians and industry: Faustian or symbiotic?
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003 Jun;188(6):1530-40
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0002937803003405

HSL11084
Moore N, Hall G, Sturkenboom M, Mann R, Lagnaoui R, Begaud B.
Biases affecting the proportional reporting ratio (PPR) in spontaneous reports pharmacovigilance databases: the example of sertindole.
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2003 Jun;12(4):271-81

HSL11085
Ko R, Wilson RD, Loscutoff S.
PC-SPES.
Urology 2003 Jun;61(6):1292

HSL11131
Askmark H, Antonov K, Aquilonius SM.
The increased utilisation of dopamine agonists and the introduction of COMT inhibitors have not reduced levodopa consumption--a nation-wide perspective in Sweden.
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2003 Jun;9(5):271-6
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1353802002001177

HSL2501
Watkins C, Moore L, Harvey I, Carthy P, Robinson E, Brawn R.
Characteristics of general practitioners who frequently see drug industry representatives: national cross sectional study.
BMJ 2003 May 31;326(7400):1178-9
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/326/7400/1178

HSL2518
Moynihan R.
Who pays for the pizza? Redefining the relationships between doctors and drug companies. 2: Disentanglement.
BMJ 2003 May 31;326(7400):1193-6
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/326/7400/1193

HSL2519
Liberati A, Magrini N.
Information from drug companies and opinion leaders.
BMJ 2003 May 31;326(7400):1156-7
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/326/7400/1156

HSL2520
Herxheimer A.
Relationships between the pharmaceutical industry and patients' organisations.
BMJ 2003 May 31;326(7400):1208-10
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/326/7400/1208

HSL2524
Burton B, Rowell A.
Unhealthy spin.
BMJ 2003 May 31;326(7400):1205-7
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/326/7400/1205

HSL1367
Pear R.
Drug Companies Increase Spending to Lobby Congress and Governments
2003 May 31

HSL1369
Peterson M.
Big Drug Company Says It May Face Obstruction Case
The New York Times 2003 May 31

HSL1417
Lexchin J, Bero LA, Djulbegovic B, Clark O.
Pharmaceutical industry sponsorship and research outcome and quality: systematic review.
BMJ 2003 May 31;326(7400):1167-70
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/326/7400/1167

HSL2242
Melander H, Ahlqvist-Rastad J, Meijer G, Beermann B.
Evidence b(i)ased medicine--selective reporting from studies sponsored by pharmaceutical industry: review of studies in new drug applications.
BMJ 2003 May 31;326(7400):1171-3
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/326/7400/1171

HSL11126
Hirst J.
Charities and patient groups should declare interests.
BMJ 2003 May 31;326(7400):1211
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7400/1211-a

HSL11127
Oliver JJ, Maxwell SR.
Journals should select drug advertisements more carefully.
BMJ 2003 May 31;326(7400):1211
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7400/1211

HSL1363
Doctors 'influenced by drug companies'
BBC News 2003 May 30

HSL6024
Mansfield PR.
Free offer for all BMJ readers from Healthy Skepticism
BMJ 2003 May 30;326
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/326/7400/1205

HSL8078
Petersen M.
Court Papers Suggest Scale Of Drug's Use
New York Times 2003 May 30
Link to source with long URL

HSL11134
Steinbrook R.
HIV infection--a new drug and new costs.
N Engl J Med 2003 May 29;348(22):2171-2
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/extract/348/22/2171

HSL1355
Moynihan R.
The shocking truth on HRT
The Age (Melbourne, Australia) 2003 May 28

HSL1356
Moynihan R.
The shocking truth on HRT
The Age (Melbourne, Australia) 2003 May 28

HSL1357
Hormone Use Found to Raise Dementia Risk
2003 May 28

HSL1359
Grady D.
Hormone Use Found to Raise Dementia Risk
The New York Times 2003 May 28

HSL1362
Vergano D.
Little children suffer in search for cures
USA TODAY 2003 May 28

HSL1352
Schiff I.
More bad news for hormone therapy: Study finds treatment may increase risk of dementia
Associated Press 2003 May 27

HSL1353
Hormone Therapy Doubles Risk Of Dementia: Network Calls For Curbs On Drug Company Influence Over Prescribing
National Women's Health Network 2003 May 27

HSL1348
Buck T.
EU acts to speed up flow of cheap Aids drugs
2003 May 26

HSL1350
Quinn E.
Drugs giant to face Irish Seroxat lawsuits
The Sunday Business Post 2003 May 26

HSL1345
Kowalczyk L.
Drug companies' secret reports outrage doctors
Boston Globe 2003 May 25

HSL1346
Revill J.
Probe into 'happy pill' after a spate of suicides: Government bows to pressure over Prozac and Seroxat
The Observer 2003 May 25

HSL1343
FDA Reports More Than Half of Post-Approval Prescription Drug Studies Not Begun
California Healthline 2003 May 23

HSL1333
Bogdanich W.
2 Paths of Bayer Drug in 80's: Riskier Type Went Overseas
New York Times 2003 May 22

HSL1334
Koppel N.
Patents Making Drugs Too Expensive
The Associated Press 2003 May 22

HSL1335
Evans R.
Campaigners urge world pact to make drugs for poor
Reuters 2003 May 22

HSL1337
Pugh T.
Many want to pull plug on The Patient Channel
Knight Ridder Newspapers 2003 May 22

HSL1338
Silverman E.
The Canada Connection: Drugs cheaper, if more controversial, through our northern friends
The Star-Ledger 2003 May 22

HSL1339
Bayer sold risky drug abroad: Drugmaker’s medication spread HIV to consumers overseas
Associated Press 2003 May 22

HSL1329
Boseley S.
Guardian on WHO/HAI drug pricing report: Pricing policies exposed
The Guardian 2003 May 21

HSL1330
Carroll R.
Africa's Aids drugs trapped in the laboratory: Kenya has the pills. Now the fight is on to get them to the people
The Guardian 2003 May 21

HSL1332
Unprecedented public response to evidence of SSRI drug harm
BBC Panorama 2003 May 21

HSL11148
Jaffe JH, O'Keeffe C.
From morphine clinics to buprenorphine: regulating opioid agonist treatment of addiction in the United States.
Drug Alcohol Depend 2003 May 21;70(2)
Link to source with long URL

HSL1327
Goode E.
Leading Drugs for Psychosis Come Under New Scrutiny
The New York Times 2003 May 20

HSL1328
Moyers S.
Emerson backs bill to allow 'reimport' of U.S. drugs
Southeast Missourian 2003 May 20

HSL1325
Cook M.
Time to put drug giants on trial
The Scotsman 2003 May 19

HSL1324
Berenson A.
Trial Lawyers Are Now Focusing on Lawsuits Against Drug Makers
2003 May 18
Link to source with long URL

HSL11124
Treves-Brown KM, Antony FJO, Baker KB, Miller DJS, Young RC, Baird JH
Supply of veterinary medicines.
Vet Rec 2003 May 17;152(20):635

HSL11144
Laing R, Waning B, Gray A, Ford N, 't Hoen E.
25 years of the WHO essential medicines lists: progress and challenges.
Lancet 2003 May 17;361(9370):1723-9
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140673603133752

HSL1317
Grady D.
U.S. Lowers 'Normal' Levels for Blood Pressure Readings
NY Times 2003 May 15

HSL1318
Zwillich T.
Lawmakers OK Bill to Stop Rx Coercion in Schools
Reuters Health 2003 May 15

HSL1320
Pallarito K.
New Primary Care Journal Refuses Drug Ads
Reuters Health 2003 May 15

HSL10425
Eriksen SA, Nilsen JS, Spigset O, Slordal L.
Selective COX-2 inhibitors--attitudes and prescription habits among general practitioners
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2003 May 15;123(10):1334-7

HSL1315
Pfizer Launches 'Zoloft For Everything' Ad Campaign
The Onion (Parody) 2003 May 14

HSL1316
Ryerson-cruz G.
Cost of testing drugs quadrupled, study says
Bloomberg News 2003 May 14

HSL1314
Pfizer Narrows Field on Big Assignments
2003 May 12

HSL1311
Brook R.
Drug Safety
2003 May 10

HSL1312
Chaddock G.
Profits, politics, and a drug patent: A controversial draft bill offers glimpse of the close dance between a giant drug company and two key senators.
The Christian Science Monitor 2003 May 10

HSL1313
European Union pharmaceutical legislation review
Health Action International 2003 May 10

HSL8268
Hall WD, Mant A, Mitchell PB, Rendle VA, Hickie IB, McManus P.
Association between antidepressant prescribing and suicide in Australia, 1991-2000: trend analysis.
BMJ 2003 May 10;326(7397):1008
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7397/1008

HSL1309
Wallace M.
Schizophrenia drug claims questioned
BBC News 2003 May 9

HSL1310
Frisch D.
Media May Mislead on Drug Study Stories
Reuters Health 2003 May 9

HSL1307
Graham M.
Democracy by Disclosure: The Rise of Technopopulism
2003 May 8

HSL1303
Some News Anchors Paid by Drug Companies
New York Times 2003 May 7

HSL1304
Petersen M.
A Respected Face, but Is It News or an Ad?
2003 May 7

HSL1306
Aaron Brown Turning Pr Flack For Phoney 'Newscasts'
New York Times 2003 May 7

HSL1501
Children 'should not take Seroxat'
BBC News 2003 May 6

HSL1290
Woodman R.
Generics spark cholesterol drug war in UK, Germany
Reuters 2003 May 5

HSL1301
Abelson R.
For Glaxo, the Answers Are in the Pipeline
2003 May 4

HSL1291
Boseley S.
Seroxat maker abandons 'no addiction' claim: Firm agrees to alter leaflet to patients after complaints
The Guardian 2003 May 3

HSL1295
Sweet M.
GlaxoSmithKline takes legal action to block new controls on its smoking cessation drug
2003 May 3

HSL1297
Hope J.
Doctors' Children Avoid MMR in UK
Daily Mail 2003 May 3

HSL1299
Gilles G.
Study: Prescription Drug Ads Promote Patient-Doctor Communication
Yale New Haven Health System 2003 May 3

HSL1288
AstraZeneca cancer drug linked to 69 new deaths
Reuters 2003 May 2

HSL1281
A Friend Indeed
Newspapers highlight benefits of new drugs, ignore risks
2003 May 01

HSL1285
Pharmaceutical Sales Force Excellence: Medicaid Market Tactics that Increase Sales
BUSINESS WIRE 2003 May 1

HSL2224
Shani S.
[E-commerce of pharmaceuticals]
Harefuah. 2003 May 01;142(5):372-6, 397, 396

HSL1415
Ma J, Stafford R, Cockburn I, Finkelstein S.
A statistical analysis of the magnitude and composition of drug promotion in the United States in 1998
Clin Ther 2003 May;25(5):1503-17
Link to source with long URL

HSL1425
Kocs D, Fendrick AM.
Effect of off-label use of oncology drugs on pharmaceutical costs: the rituximab experience.
Am J Manag Care 2003 May;9(5):393-400
http://www.ajmc.com/files/articlefiles/AJMC2003mayKocsCPE393-402.pdf

HSL1455
Cline RJ.
At the intersection of micro and macro: opportunities and challenges for physician-patient communication research.
Patient Educ Couns 2003 May;50(1):13-6
Link to source with long URL

HSL1462
Burgmer M, Driesch G, Heuft G.
[The "Sisi syndrome": a new form of depression?]
Nervenarzt 2003 May;74(5):440-4

HSL1661
Jureidini J, Tonkin A.
Paroxetine in major depression.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2003 May;42(5):514
Link to source with long URL

HSL2731
Brody H.
Pens and other pharmaceutical industry gifts.
Am J Bioeth 2003 Summer;3(3):58-60

HSL8019
Parry V.
The Art of Branding a Condition
Medical Marketing and Media 2003 May:42-49
Link to source with long URL

HSL11038
Schiano TD.
Hepatotoxicity and complementary and alternative medicines.
Clin Liver Dis 2003 May;7(2):453-73

HSL11125
Williams SA, Ray A.
The impact of clinical technologies on R& D productivity
Current Drug Discovery 2003 May:17-22

HSL11133
Nathwani D.
Impact of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections on key health economic outcomes: does reducing the length of hospital stay matter?
J Antimicrob Chemother 2003 May;51
http://jac.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/51/suppl_2/ii37

HSL11149
Watanabe I, Tomita A, Shimizu M, Sugawara M, Yasumo H, Koishi R, Takahashi T, Miyoshi K, Nakamura K, Izumi T, Matsushita Y, Furukawa H, Haruyama H, Koga T.
A study to survey susceptible genetic factors responsible for troglitazone-associated hepatotoxicity in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Clin Pharmacol Ther 2003 May;73(5):435-55

HSL1280
Boseley S.
Drugs firm broke advertising rules
The Guardian 2003 Apr 30

HSL1278
Ackerman T.
Doctors aim to end conflicts of interest: Cancer specialists issue new guidelines
2003 Apr 29

HSL1279
Heil E.
Frist Predicts Passage Of Medicare Reform Legislation ...
2003 Apr 29

HSL1459
Cassels A, Hughes MA, Cole C, Mintzes B, Lexchin J, McCormack JP.
Drugs in the news: an analysis of Canadian newspaper coverage of new prescription drugs.
CMAJ 2003 Apr 29;168(9):1133-7
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/168/9/1133

HSL1275
Richwine L.
US warns drug makers about doctor payments, gifts
Reuters 2003 Apr 28

HSL1276
Elliott V.
FDA chief pledges changes to direct-to-consumer advertising guidelines
AMNews 2003 Apr 28

HSL1277
Mercola .
Drug Companies Engage in Illegal Sales Practices: U.S. Issues Warning
2003 Apr 28

HSL1274
Pollack A.
Talking Up a Drug for This (and That)
2003 Apr 27

HSL1272
Kaufman M.
FDA Says It Can Force Change in Drug Sales Status
Washington Post 2003 Apr 26

HSL1273
Confessions of a ten-a-day man
The Guardian 2003 Apr 26

HSL11165
Figueras A, Laporte JR.
Failures of the therapeutic chain as a cause of drug ineffectiveness.
BMJ 2003 Apr 26;326(7395):895-6
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7395/895

HSL1269
Kramer T.
Practitioners and the Pharmaceutical Industry
2003 Apr 25

HSL1268
Hallam K.
Amgen Becomes No. 2 Grassley Donor as Aranesp Debated
2003 Apr 24

HSL1270
Mercola .
Are Drug Companies Next Target After Tobacco?
2003 Apr 24

HSL1271
Is Big Pharma the next target for attack?
2003 Apr 24

HSL1263
Hallam K.
Lilly, Merck, Drug Lobby Fight Price Cuts by States
2003 Apr 23

HSL1264
Petersen M.
Drug Makers Expand Their Medicaid Role
2003 Apr 23

HSL1265
MacPherson K.
Pharmacia denounced for halting drug study : Research questioned its medicine's value
Star-Ledger Staff 2003 Apr 23

HSL1266
Martinez B.
Merck Kills Medco IPO Plan,Will Spin Off Unit to Holders : Drug Firm Says Market
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL 2003 Apr 23

HSL1267
Hallam K.
Sen. Kennedy to Press for $700 Bln Prescription Drug Proposal
2003 Apr 23

HSL1256
McGinley L.
Dispute Over Anemia Drug Is Dragged to Capitol Hill: Amgen, J&J Take 18-Year Fight For Market Control to Legislators
The Wall Street Journal 2003 Apr 22

HSL1257
Kolata G.
Hormone Studies: What Went Wrong?
2003 Apr 22

HSL1258
Langone J.
Reducing Torment of PMS
2003 Apr 22

HSL1262
Journal Criticizes Halting Drug Study : Top Medical Journal Condemns Pharmaceutical Industry Over Halted Blood
2003 Apr 22

HSL1255
Pharmaceutical firm cuts drug sales to Canada to fight cross-border buying
2003 Apr 21

HSL1249
Templeton S.
Drugs firms 'cure the rich' claim
Sunday Herald 2003 Apr 20

HSL1250
Elmore C.
What you need to know about pill pitchers
Palm B