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References relevant to drug promotion: 2008


This page lists all the 1390 references relevant to drug promotion in the Healthy Skepticism library that were published in 2008.

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


HSL14667
Loftus P.
Pfizer Ends Direct Funding of Courses
The Wall Street Journal 2008 Jul 3
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121500694573822937.html

HSL14673
Russell J.
Judge: Case against Lilly may go to trial
The Indianapolis Star 2008 Jul 3
Link to source with long URL

HSL14664
Asomura Y.
OTC 'Switch' Market Next Battleground for Drugmakers
Nikkei English News 2008 Jul 2
Link to source with long URL

HSL14665
Loftus P.
Pfizer To End Direct Support For Commercial Doctor Courses
CNN Money.com 2008 Jul 2
Link to source with long URL

HSL14669
Wang SS.
Pfizer Stops Funding Some Classes for Doctors
The Wall Street Journal 2008 Jul 2
Link to source with long URL

HSL14670
Schneider J.
Lilly Loses Appeal to Limit Damages in Canadian Suit
Bloomberg.com 2008 Jul 2
Link to source with long URL

HSL14672
Verispan Reports: Psychiatrists Rank Eli Lilly Number One in Overall Esteem
PharmaLive 2008 Jul 2
Link to source with long URL

HSL14634
Eli Lilly to pay $60,000 fine
Pharmacy Daily (Australia) - registration required 2008 Jul 1
http://www.pharmacydaily.com.au

HSL14657
Ji-sook B.
Doctors, Pfizer in 'Suspcious' Sponsorship Deal
The Korea Times 2008 Jul 1
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/07/117_26849.html

HSL14658
Silverman E.
Academic Funds & Conflicts: Eric Campbell Explains
Pharmalot 2008 Jul 1
Link to source with long URL

HSL14659
Johnson B.
Jury: 2 drug firms owe Ala. $114M in price fraud
Yahoo Finance 2008 Jul 1
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080701/drug_suit.html?.v=5

HSL14671
Pfizer Changes Its Funding of Continuing Medical Education in the U.S.
PharmaLive 2008 Jul
Link to source with long URL

HSL14635
New EFPIA code comes into effect
PM Live 2008 Jun 30
http://www.pmlive.com/index.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=6866

HSL14636
Judicial Watch
Examining the FDA’s HPV Vaccine Records
Washington DC: Judicial Watch; 2008 Jun 30
Link to source with long URL

HSL14654
Johnson A, Winslow R.
Drug Makers Say FDA Safety Focus Is Slowing New-Medicine Pipeline
The Wall Street Journal 2008 Jun 30
Link to source with long URL

HSL14660
Marketing Mix of Leading Pharma Advertisers
Pharma Marketing Blog 2008 Jun 30
Link to source with long URL

HSL14668
Herper M.
The Statin Showdown
Forbes.com 2008 Jun 30
Link to source with long URL

HSL14639
Russell J.
One drug, many uses. Good idea?
The Indianapolis Star 2008 Jun 29
Link to source with long URL

HSL14640
Cohen R.
Drugmaker seeks more over the counter regulation
The Star Ledger 2008 Jun 29
Link to source with long URL

HSL14652
Berenson A, Abelson R.
Weighing the Costs of a CT Scan’s Look Inside the Heart
The New York Times 2008 Jun 29
Link to source with long URL

HSL14653
Goldstein J.
Implant firms pay doctors millions
Philly.com 2008 Jun 29
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/22570944.html

HSL14621
Industry Reputation Declines Again
DTC Perspectives 2008 Jun 27
Link to source with long URL

HSL14622
Day M.
Drug licences for cash scandal unfolds in Italy
PharmaTimes 2008 Jun 27
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13792&src=EWorldNews

HSL14624
Rugaber CS.
Wyeth decision could set legal precedent
The Star Ledger 2008 Jun 27
Link to source with long URL

HSL14625
Antidepressant Risks
Yahoo Finance 2008 Jun 27
http://biz.yahoo.com/bizwk/080627/0827b4091045388849.html?.v=1

HSL14626
Moynihan R.
Global PR firm outed as force behind blood clot awareness campaign
Crikey 2008 Jun 27
Link to source with long URL

HSL14637
Kelley N, Fugh-Berman A.
Deceptive Market Practices in the Marketplace of Ideas
Bioethics Forum 2008 Jun 27
Link to source with long URL

HSL14666
Zuniga A.
Medical Affairs Teams Prove Value Again ... and Again
PharmaEdge 2008 Jun 27
http://blog.cuttingedgeinfo.com/archives/2008/06/index.html#a000142

HSL14619
Are Perks Compromising MD Ethics?
CBS News 2008 Jun 26
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/26/eveningnews/main4213269.shtml

HSL14620
Weintraub A.
Doctors Under the Influence?
BusinessWeek 2008 Jun 26
http://www.businessweek.com/print/magazine/content/08_27/b4091042383124.htm

HSL14631
Carlat D.
The Six Million Dollar Man: Witch Hunt? Or Call to Action?
The Carlat Psychiatry Blog 2008 Jun 26
Link to source with long URL

HSL14597
Larsson J.
New study about antidepressants – Big Pharma and medical agency working close together to save profits and careers
TransWorldNews 2008 Jun 25
http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=51672&cat=10

HSL14627
Pettypiece S.
Glaxo Boosts Marketing of Smoking Aids Amid Pfizer Pill's Woes
Bloomberg.com 2008 Jun 25
Link to source with long URL

HSL14628
Kuli A.
Amgen, Pfizer Top 2007 US Drug-Lobbyist List, Watchdog Says
Bloomberg.com 2008 Jun 25
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aWhccblHHSyo

HSL14632
Gunn A.
Getting back on the horse
ABC Radio National 2008 Jun 25
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/perspective/stories/2008/2285683.htm#transcript

HSL14592
Tarkan L.
Doctors Say Medication Is Overused in Dementia
The New York Times 2008 Jun 24
Link to source with long URL

HSL14598
Ismail A.
A Record Year for the Pharmaceutical Lobby in '07: Washington's largest lobby racks up another banner year on Capitol Hill
The Center for Public Integrity 2008 Jun 24
http://www.publicintegrity.org/rx/report.aspx?aid=985

HSL14601
Bush M.
Pfizer Launches Major Agency Review, Denies Consolidation
Advertising Age 2008 Jun 24
http://adage.com/agencynews/article?article_id=127964

HSL14610
Taylor L.
Pharma/health tops US lobbying table in first quarter
Pharma Times 2008 Jun 24
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13769&src=EWorldNews

HSL14611
Kelly C.
Drug Firms To Adopt AMA Guidelines On Physicians In DTC Ads
FDA Legislative Watch.com 2008 Jun 24
http://www.fdalegislativewatch.com/2008/06/drug-firms-to-a.html

HSL14655
New Report: The Truth About Drug Innovation
PharmaLive 2008 Jun 24
Link to source with long URL

HSL14656
Center for Public Integrity: Drug Industry Spent Record Amount Lobbying in '07 Over a Billion Dollars Spent in the Last 10 Years
PharmaLive 2008 Jun 24
Link to source with long URL

HSL14593
Taylor L.
MHRA plans reform of unlicensed medicines regulations
Pharma Times 2008 Jun 23
http://www.pharmatimes.com/uknews/article.aspx?id=13757&src=EWorldNews

HSL14595
Schuklenk U.
5* Hotels and the Pharmaceutical Industry
Udo Schuklenk's Ethx Blog 2008 Jun 22
Link to source with long URL

HSL14596
Taylor L.
Patient groups seek greater involvement in EMEA activities
Pharma Times 2008 Jun 22
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13749&src=EWorldNews

HSL14573
Moynihan R.
Key opinion leaders: independent experts or drug representatives in disguise?
BMJ 2008 Jun 21;336(7658):1402-3
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7658/1402

HSL14574
Godlee F.
Key opinion leaders, your time is up
BMJ 2008 Jun 21;336(7658)
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7658/0

HSL14575
Buckwell C.
Should the drug industry work with key opinion leaders? Yes
BMJ 2008 Jun 21;336(7658):1404
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/336/7658/1404

HSL14594
Weniger Sterne in Berlin
Spiegel Online 2008 Jun 21
http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/0,1518,561206,00.html

HSL14554
Alphapharm promo
Pharmacy Daily (Australia) - registration required 2008 Jun 20
http://www.pharmacydaily.com.au

HSL14578
Daily M, Cowell D.
Investigation of Glaxo's Paxil widens: paper
Reuters 2008 Jun 20
Link to source with long URL

HSL14579
Roche launches RPF
PM Live 2008 Jun 20
http://www.pmlive.com/pharm_market/news.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=6844

HSL14580
Eder A.
Astra CEO in London trial will take stand
Delaware Online 2008 Jun 20
Link to source with long URL

HSL14589
Singer-Vine J.
Neurologist Sought Warning for Pfizer Drug
The Wall Street Journal 2008 Jun 20
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121391994049590353.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

HSL14609
Lyn TE, Miglani S.
Drugmakers urged to cut anti-diarrhoea vaccine prices
Reuters 2008 Jun 20
http://uk.reuters.com/article/rbssHealthcareNews/idUKKLR33568220080620

HSL14614
Mundy A.
U.S. Probe of Glaxo's Paxil Widens
The Wall Street Journal 2008 Jun 20
http://www.wsj.com/redirect/health.html

HSL14615
Mundy A.
FDA Got Left Out on Paxil Risk Documents
The Wall Street Journal 2008 Jun 20
Link to source with long URL

HSL14559
Doctors rate Novartis sales reps as the best, says survey
PharmaTimes 2008 Jun 19
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13737&src=EWorldNews

HSL14562
Titus SL, Wells JA, Rhoades LJ.
Repairing research integrity
Nature 2008 Jun 19;453:980-982
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v453/n7198/full/453980a.html

HSL14566
Rowe P.
Big Pharma generous with big swag
Union-Tribune 2008 Jun 19
Link to source with long URL

HSL14581
Tinetti ME.
Over-the-counter sales of statins and other drugs for asymptomatic conditions.
N Engl J Med 2008 Jun 19;358(25):2728-32
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/extract/358/25/2728

HSL14563
Doctors' prescriptions need dose of disclosure
Chicago Sun Times 2008 Jun 18
http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/1011452,CST-EDT-edit18a.article

HSL14567
Ledford H.
Institutes in pharma cash probe: Universities under pressure to investigate researchers' industry funding.
Nature 2008 Jun 18;453(963)
http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080618/full/453963a.html

HSL14568
Lopatto E.
Scientific Fraud May Be More Widespread Than Thought, Poll Says
Bloomberg.com 2008 Jun 18
Link to source with long URL

HSL14569
Majority of Americans Support Legislative Action to Disclose Pharmaceutical Company Gifts to Physicians
PharmaLive 2008 Jun 18
Link to source with long URL

HSL14590
Koroneos G.
Pharma to Sit on DTC Ads
PharmExec.com 2008 Jun 18
Link to source with long URL

HSL14641
Kuehn BM.
Companies’ Use of Web to Recruit Patients for Studies Brings Opportunities, Risks
JAMA 2008 Jun 18;299(23):2733
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/299/23/2733

HSL14564
Dombrowski C.
AMA Delegates To Debate Gift Reporting; Sunshine Bill Still Has Ray Of Hope
FDA Legislative Watch.com 2008 Jun 17
http://www.fdalegislativewatch.com/2008/06/ama-delegates-t.html

HSL14571
Silverman E.
AMA Declines To Support Gift Ban
Pharmalot 2008 Jun 17
http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/06/ama-declines-to-support-gift-ban/

HSL14591
Johnson B.
Ala. attorney: 2 drug companies cheated Medicaid
Forbes.com 2008 Jun 17
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/06/17/ap5126334.html

HSL14555
Teinowitz I.
Drug Companies Agree to Tighter Rules: Ad Campaigns for New Medications Won't Target Consumers for Six Months
Advertising Age 2008 Jun 16
http://adage.com/article?article_id=127785

HSL14556
Committee on Energy and Commerce Press
Dingell, Stupak Welcome PhRMA Invitation to Discuss DTC Regulations
2008 Jun 16
http://energycommerce.house.gov/Press_110/110nr290.shtml

HSL14572
Silverman E.
The AMA Decides Not To Ban CME Funding
Pharmalot 2008 Jun 16
http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/06/will-the-ama-ban-cme-funding/

HSL14577
Goozner M.
Evidence-based medicine in Russia: the challenge and the hope
Scientific American 2008 Jun 16
Link to source with long URL

HSL14543
Vollmar HC, Ostermann T, Hinz A, Rieger MA, Butzlaff ME.
[Primary care physicians, internet and educational media. Preferences, usages and appraisal in a 6-year comparison]
Med Klin (Munich). 2008 Jun 15;103(6):425-32
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18548212

HSL14537
Editorial .
Direct-to-consumer advertising under a different name
The Lancet 2008 Jun 14;371(9629):1972
Link to source with long URL

HSL14538
Healthcare: Health Websites Are Not Trusted
PR Week 2008 Jun 14
Link to source with long URL

HSL14552
Mundy A, Whalen J.
Glaxo Attracts Questions Over Data in Paxil Studies
The Wall Street Journal 2008 Jun 14:A4
Link to source with long URL

HSL14588
Breggin P
The FDA Wants to Stop You from Protecting Yourself Against Drug Companies
The Huffington Post 2008 Jun 14
Link to source with long URL

HSL14608
Lenzer J.
Review launched after Harvard psychiatrist failed to disclose industry funding.
BMJ 2008 Jun 14;336(7657):1327
Link to source with long URL

HSL14646
Direct-to-consumer advertising under a different name.
Lancet 2008 Jun 14;371(9629):1972
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140-6736(08)60843-0

HSL14539
A Short Drive with Healthy Skepticism’s Dr. Peter Mansfield
The Social Medicine Portal 2008 Jun 13
Link to source with long URL

HSL14541
Gérvas J.
Human papillomavirus vaccines. Three decent proposals .
CMAJ 2008 Jun 13:epub
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/eletters/177/12/1527

HSL14599
Eli Lilly: Drug treats knee osteoarthritis pain
Yahoo Finance 2008 Jun 13
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080613/eli_lilly_cymbalta.html?.v=1

HSL14600
Wang SS.
AstraZeneca Reps Strike Gold in China’s Provinces
The Wall Street Journal 2008 Jun 13
Link to source with long URL

HSL14607
Zamiska N.
AstraZeneca Looks Beyond Beijing
The Wall Street Journal 2008 Jun 13
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121331518414669979.html

HSL14520
Lukovitz K.
Firms Spend Up To $500 Million In Marketing For Mega-Launches
Marketing Daily 2008 Jun 12
Link to source with long URL

HSL14524
Editorial .
Drugs and disclosure
The Boston Globe 2008 Jun 12
Link to source with long URL

HSL14528
Richwine L, Heavey S.
Senator seeks FDA probe of Glaxo's Paxil data
Reuters 2008 Jun 12
Link to source with long URL

HSL14553
Grassley C.
Grassley seeks FDA scrutiny of Paxil and suicide risk
United States Senate Committee on Finance 2008 Jun 12
http://finance.senate.gov/press/Gpress/2008/prg061208.pdf

HSL14602
May J, Cohen R.
Industry Insider: A click closer to Rx information
The Star Ledger 2008 Jun 12
Link to source with long URL

HSL14629
Goozner M.
A prescription for public health
Nature 2008 Jun 12;453:855-856
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v453/n7197/full/453855a.html

HSL14523
Taylor L.
UK launches new drug access alliance for Third World
Pharma Times 2008 Jun 11
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13684&src=EWorldNews

HSL14525
Baar A.
Despite Controversy Over Rules, DTC Ads Seen As Effective
Marketing Daily 2008 Jun 11
Link to source with long URL

HSL14540
Global Market for Pharmaceuticals Worth Over $1 Trillion by 2013
PharmaLive 2008 Jun 11
Link to source with long URL

HSL14557
Cooney E.
Psychiatrists under fire supported by Mass. Genera
The Boston Globe 2008 Jun 11
http://www.boston.com/news/health/blog/2008/06/post_8.html

HSL14623
Light D.
Missing the real issue about the pneumo AMC
Development Today 2008 Jun 11;XVIII(8):11
http://www.development-today.com/magazine/2008/DT_8/Opinion/3490

HSL14630
Goozner M.
Review: Doubt is Their Product by David Michaels and Bending Science by Thomas O. McGarity and Wendy E. Wagner
NewScientist 2008 Jun 11
Link to source with long URL

HSL14633
Leo J, Lacasse JR.
Is Clinical Depression Caused by a Serotonin Imbalance? A Response to Peter Kramer
Chemical Imbalance 2008 Jun 11
Link to source with long URL

HSL14521
11th Annual Survey on Consumer Reaction to DTC Advertising of Prescription Drugs Reveals:
Business Wire 2008 Jun 10
Link to source with long URL

HSL14526
Editorial .
Hidden Drug Payments at Harvard
New York Times 2008 Jun 10
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/opinion/10tue2.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

HSL14536
Synovate announces result of global survey
PMLive.com 2008 Jun 10
http://www.pmlive.com/index.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=6812

HSL14527
Whitehead JW.
No Child Left Undrugged
The Huffington Post 2008 Jun 9
Link to source with long URL

HSL14515
Harris G, Carey B.
Researchers Fail to Reveal Full Drug Pay
New York Times 2008 Jun 8
Link to source with long URL

HSL14519
Taylor L.
Philippines removes all roadblocks to parallel imports
Pharma Times 2008 Jun 8
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13651&src=EWorldNews

HSL14513
Moynihan R.
Independent drug watchdog in Canada under funding threat
BMJ 2008 Jun 7;336(7656):1270
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7656/1270-a

HSL14514
Burton B.
Drug industry weakens US bill about disclosure of gifts
BMJ 2008 Jun 7;336(7656):1268
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7656/1268-a

HSL14517
'Patient information' by pharmaceutical companies comes up against almost unanimous opposition from civil society
Joint open letter from 18 organisations 2008 Jun 5

HSL14546
Lichter PR.
Debunking Myths in Physician-Industry Conflicts of Interest.
Am J Ophthalmol. 2008 Jun 5
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0002-9394(08)00276-6

HSL14510
Patents are the wrong targets?
E-DRUG 2008 Jun 4
http://www.essentialdrugs.org/edrug/archive/200806/msg00022.php

HSL14512
Survey shows doctors’ online preferences
PMLive.com 2008 Jun 4
http://www.pmlive.com/index.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=6792

HSL14501
HIP to patent counselling
Pharmacy Daily (Australia) - registration required 2008 Jun 3
http://www.pharmacydaily.com.au

HSL14504
Taylor L.
EU to probe Sanofi-Aventis over 'obstruction'
Pharma Times 2008 Jun 3
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13620&src=EWorldNews

HSL14505
Harris G.
Survey of Medical Schools Is Critical of Perks
New York Times 2008 Jun 3
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/03/health/03conflict.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

HSL14507
Taylor L.
Canadian media giant in court to demand DTC rights
Pharma Times 2008 Jun 3
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13626&src=EWorldNews

HSL14509
Bazell R.
More profit than progress in cancer research
NBC News 2008 Jun 3
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24930000/from/ET/

HSL14522
AMSA PharmFree Scorecard Grades U.S. Medical Schools on Conflict-of-Interest Policies; Only 7 Receive an 'A'
PRNewswire-USNewswire 2008 Jun 3
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=545775&categoryid=43

HSL14500
Huckman M.
Merck's Movie 'Script' For Advertising Its Cancer Vaccine
Pharma's Market (blog) 2008 Jun 2
Link to source with long URL

HSL14503
The Cost of Code Compliance
PMLive.com 2008 Jun 2
http://www.pmlive.com/index.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=6772

HSL14530
Stockigt JR.
Misleading advertising of PI-based drug information?
Med J Aust 2008 Jun 2;188(11):679-80
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/188_11_020608/letters_020608_fm-6.html

HSL14499
Goldstein J.
Minnesota Doctors: No Free Frozen Yogurt for You!
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog 2008 Jun 1
Link to source with long URL

HSL14565
Bronxdoc .
FDA Abandons Declaration Of Helsinki For International Clinical Trials
The Social Medicine Portal 2008 Jun 1
Link to source with long URL

HSL14339
Mastroianni PC, Noto AR, Galduróz JC.
[Psychoactive drug advertising: analysis of scientific information].
Rev Saude Publica 2008 Jun;42(3):epub ahead of print
Link to source with long URL

HSL14570
Silverman E.
Consumers Want Gifts To Docs Disclosed: Survey
Pharmalot 2008 Jun
Link to source with long URL

HSL14586
Lado E, Vacariza M, Fernández-González C, Gestal-Otero JJ, Figueiras A.
Influence exerted on drug prescribing by patients' attitudes and expectations and by doctors' perception of such expectations: a cohort and nested case-control study.
J Eval Clin Pract. 2008 Jun;14(3):453-9
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2753.2007.00901.x

HSL14605
Sharma AM.
Response
Can Fam Physician 2008 Jun;54(6):849 - 850
http://www.cfp.ca/cgi/content/full/54/6/849?etoc

HSL14606
Kelsall DL.
Editor’s response
Can Fam Physician 2008 Jun;54(6):850 - 851
http://www.cfp.ca/cgi/content/full/54/6/850?etoc

HSL14604
Lexchin J, Basset K, Biron P, Mansfield PR, Mintzes B.
Medications for obesity
Can Fam Physician 2008 Jun;54(6):848 - 849
http://www.cfp.ca/cgi/content/full/54/6/848-a?etoc

HSL14643
Green S.
Ethics and the pharmaceutical industry.
Australas Psychiatry. 2008 Jun;16(3):158-65
Link to source with long URL

HSL14547
Charatan F.
Merck to pay $58m in settlement over rofecoxib advertising.
BMJ 2008 May 31;336(7655):1208-9
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/336/7655/1208-a

HSL14506
Grassley C.
Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa regarding the guest commentary titled 'Grassley's War on Cancer Patients' printed in The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, May 29, 2008
United States Senate Committee on Finance 2008 May 30
http://www.senate.gov/~finance/press/Gpress/2008/prg053008d.pdf

HSL14508
AMSA PharmFree Scorecard 2008
: American Medical Student Association; 2008 May 30
http://amsascorecard.org/executive-summary

HSL14518
People Suffering from Arthritis to Benefit from Strengthened Clinical Trials Group
Canada NewsWire 2008 May 30
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2008/30/c6179.html

HSL14480
Dombrowski C.
Sunshine Bill Gains Momentum From PhRMA But Time May Be Running Short
FDALegislativeWatch.com 2008 May 28
http://www.fdalegislativewatch.com/2008/05/sunshine-bill-g.html

HSL14483
Taylor L.
Pharma 'inappropriate source of general Rx info,' EU told
Pharma Times 2008 May 28
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13581&src=EWorldNews

HSL14484
Fernandez E.
Bill would let pharmacies sell medical records
San Francisco Chronicle 2008 May 28
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/28/BAJC10U9GB.DTL

HSL14638
Silversides A.
Highly-lauded drug assessment program under attack.
CMAJ 2008 May 28
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/179/1/26?etoc

HSL14485
Ioannidis JP.
Effectiveness of antidepressants: an evidence myth constructed from a thousand randomized trials?
Philos Ethics Humanit Med 2008 May 27;3:14
http://www.peh-med.com/content/3/1/14

HSL14498
Pharma Companies Integrate Customer Service Portals for Physicians into the Marketing Mix
PharmaLive 2008 May 27
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=543917&categoryid=43

HSL14482
Symbion glucosamine complaint
Pharmacy Daily (Australia) - registration required 2008 May 26
http://www.pharmacydaily.com.au

HSL14452
Silverman E.
British Columbia And Its ‘Bizarre’ Task Force Report
Pharmalot 2008 May 23
Link to source with long URL

HSL14455
Carlat D.
PhRMA Endorses Transparency Bill; CME Loophole Persists
The Carlat Psychiatry Blog 2008 May 23
Link to source with long URL

HSL14473
Corruption probe puts pressure on Italian drug regulator
Pharma Times 2008 May 23
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13554&src=EWorldNews

HSL14474
Big pharma firms join list of backers for Sunshine Act changes
Pharma Times 2008 May 23
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13551&src=EWorldNews

HSL14479
Breggin P.
Psychiatry Makes War on 'Bipolar Children'
The Huffington Post 2008 May 23
Link to source with long URL

HSL14450
Silverman E.
Drugmakers Back Watered-Down Disclosure Bill
Pharmalot 2008 May 22
Link to source with long URL

HSL14451
Silverman E.
Schering-Plough Wins The Tin Ear Award
Pharmalot 2008 May 22
http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/schering-plough-wins-the-tin-ear-award/

HSL14453
Neal KC.
Google Health: Organizing Your Medical Information
Bioethics Forum 2008 May 22
Link to source with long URL

HSL14435
Park C.
State suit targets AstraZeneca over antipsychotic medicine
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 2008 May 21
Link to source with long URL

HSL14441
Grogan K.
Congressmen ask pharma heads to change DTC guidelines
Pharma Times 2008 May 21
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13532&src=EWorldNews

HSL14443
Merck Agrees to Settlement Over Vioxx Ads
The New York Times 2008 May 21
Link to source with long URL

HSL14445
Goldstein J.
Once Bitten, Merck Halts Cholesterol Drug Study
The Wall Street Journal 2008 May 21
Link to source with long URL

HSL14446
Howard L.
Merck settles complaints over Vioxx ads: Connecticut to get $1.35 million from N.J. drug maker
theday.com 2008 May 21
http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=d7a3d4ec-33dd-49e5-8695-2bb2e501dab2

HSL14447
Just What the Doctor Ordered
Yahoo Finance 2008 May 21
Link to source with long URL

HSL14468
Lilly fund veterans’ support network
PMLive.com 2008 May 21
http://www.pmlive.com/index.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=6737

HSL14472
FTC: Legal settlements delay cheaper drugs
Associated Press 2008 May 21
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-05-21-cheaper-drugs_N.htm

HSL14437
Olson J, Tosto P.
Critics say drug firms' payments to doctors are conflict of interest
Pioneer Press 2008 May 20
Link to source with long URL

HSL14440
Raffaele M.
Merck agrees to $58M settlement over Vioxx ad claims
Forbes.com 2008 May 20
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/05/20/ap5029846.html?partner=alerts

HSL14442
Teinowitz I.
Merck Settles Vioxx Ad Case for $58 Million
Advertising Age 2008 May 20
http://adage.com/article?article_id=127227

HSL14444
Reps. Dingell, Stupak Request Improved Accuracy, Stronger Guidelines for DTC Ads
PharmaLive 2008 May 20
Link to source with long URL

HSL14449
Dingell, Stupak Request Improved Accuracy, Stronger Guidelines for DTC Ads
US House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce 2008 May 20
http://energycommerce.house.gov/Press_110/110nr282.shtml

HSL14454
Poses RM.
Biovail Pleads Guilty
Health Care Renewal (blog) 2008 May 20
http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2008/05/biovail-pleads-guilty.html#links

HSL14456
Dombrowski C.
Grassley, Kohl Retool Physician Gift Reporting Bill To Defuse Opposition
FDALegislativeWatch.com 2008 May 20
http://www.fdalegislativewatch.com/2008/05/grassley-kohl-r.html

HSL14458
Montgomery BD, Mansfield PR, Spurling GK, Ward AM.
Do advertisements for antihypertensive drugs in Australia promote quality prescribing? A cross-sectional study
BMC Public Health 2008 May 20;8(1):167 [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-8-167.pdf

HSL14434
Blackmores defends itself (plus Harvey's response to Blackmores)
Pharmacy Daily (Australia) - registration required 2008 May 19
http://www.pharmacydaily.com.au

HSL14436
Mansell P.
Selective publication flatters sequential Herceptin, says PHARMAC
Pharma Times 2008 May 19
Link to source with long URL

HSL14419
Day M.
Drug industry is partly to blame for overdiagnosis of bipolar disorder, researchers claim.
BMJ 2008 May 17;336(7653):1092-3
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7653/1092

HSL14486
Dyer O.
Drug companies must be open about using doctors as consultants, new code of practice demands.
BMJ 2008 May 17;336(7653):1095
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7653/1095-c

HSL14487
Day M.
Drug industry is partly to blame for overdiagnosis of bipolar disorder, researchers claim.
BMJ 2008 May 17;336(7653):1092-3
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7653/1092

HSL14412
Harvey slams Blackmores
Pharmacy Daily (Australia) - registration required 2008 May 16
http://www.pharmacydaily.com.au

HSL14413
Boseley S.
Unpublished data shows breast cancer drug 'third less effective'
The Guardian 2008 May 16
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/may/16/cancer.medicalresearch

HSL14417
Saul S.
Judge Sides With Red Cross Over Trademark
New York Times 2008 May 16
Link to source with long URL

HSL14418
Weissman R.
Pharmaceutical Payola -- Drug Marketing to Doctors
Multinational Monitor 2008 May 16
Link to source with long URL

HSL14448
Marsh P.
Zimmer faces $450m bill after legal clash
Financial Times 2008 May 16
Link to source with long URL

HSL14391
Saul S.
Medical Journal’s Article Questions TV Ads for Stent
New York Times 2008 May 15
Link to source with long URL

HSL14400
Ryan S.
Drug committee left to rely on industry funding
The Australian 2008 May 15
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23700655-5013871,00.html

HSL14401
Pfizer to disclose grants to increase transparency
Pharma Times 2008 May 15
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13496&src=EWorldNews

HSL14415
Pfizer to disclose grants to increase transparency
Pharma Times 2008 May 15
Link to source with long URL

HSL14416
Heavey S.
Drug ad effects on people need more study: FDA
Reuters 2008 May 15
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080515/hl_nm/fda_advertising_dc&printer=1

HSL14457
De Jonge, Bockting CL.
Selective Publication of Antidepressant Trials
NEJM 2008 May 15;358(20):2180-2182
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/extract/358/20/2180

HSL14648
Schwarz LR.
Industry promotion of unlabeled uses.
Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008 May 15;65(10):908-10
http://www.ajhp.org/cgi/content/full/65/10/908

HSL14388
Lazarus D.
Drug marketing shifts the doctor-patient relationship
Los Angeles Times 2008 May 14
Link to source with long URL

HSL14390
Boden WE, Diamond GA.
DTCA for PTCA — Crossing the Line in Consumer Health Education?
NEJM 2008 May 22;358(21):2197-200
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMp0801433

HSL14397
Lilly backs Sunshine Act over declaring gifts to doctors
Pharma Times 2008 May 14
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13484&src=EWorldNews

HSL14399
Johnson LA.
More Americans are taking prescription medications
Associated Press 2008 May 14
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080514/D90LDFNG0.html

HSL14406
Silverman E.
Pfizer To Disclose Grants And Charitable Donations
Pharmalot 2008 May 14
Link to source with long URL

HSL14408
Dixon K.
US court affirms against Sanofi in Lovenox case
Reuters 2008 May 14
http://uk.reuters.com/article/health/idUKN1449475820080514?pageNumber=1

HSL14409
Aleccia J.
Without TV ads, restless legs may take a hike
MSNBC 2008 May 14
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24603237/

HSL14410
US Medical, Scientific and Patient Organization Grants & Charitable Contributions: First Quarter 2008
Pfizer 2008 May 14
Link to source with long URL

HSL14393
Fugh-Berman A.
Prescription Tracking and Public Health
Journal of General Internal Medicine 2008 May 13:epub ahead of print
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/JGI

HSL14405
GAO Criticizes FDA Regulatory Letters on Violative DTC Ads
FDAnews Drug Daily Bulletin 2008 May 13
http://fdanews.com/newsletter/article?issueId=11581&articleId=106678

HSL14420
Donohue JM, Fischer MA, Huskamp HA, Weissman JS.
Potential Savings from an Evidence-Based Consumer-Oriented Public Education Campaign on Prescription Drugs.
Health Serv Res 2008 May 13
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1475-6773.2008.00858.x

HSL14511
Fugh-Berman A.
Prescription Tracking and Public Health.
J Gen Intern Med 2008 May 13:epub ahead of print
http://www.springerlink.com/content/w332410717763632/

HSL14378
Apotex Coversyl victory
Pharmacy Daily (Australia) - registration required 2008 May 12
http://www.pharmacydaily.com.au

HSL14380
Glaxo 'downplayed' warning on heart-attack risk from Aids drug
The Independent 2008 May 12
Link to source with long URL

HSL14381
Silverman E.
Both Sides Now? Novartis Magnet Gets FDA Warning
Pharmalot 2008 May 12
Link to source with long URL

HSL14396
Garloch K.
No more free Rx samples
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina) 2008 May 12
http://www.charlotte.com/112/story/620097.html

HSL14402
Taylor L.
New ABPI Code targets relationships, ADRs
Pharma Times 2008 May 12
http://www.pharmatimes.com/uknews/article.aspx?id=13458&src=EWorldNews

HSL14414
Taylor L.
MHRA faster regulation move extended to Rx drugmakers
Pharma Times 2008 May 12
http://www.pharmatimes.com/uknews/article.aspx?id=13467&src=EWorldNews

HSL14432
Shire Launches Nationwide Adult ADHD Mobile Awareness Tour
PR Newswire 2008 May 12
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m4PRN/is_2008_May_12/ai_n25407447

HSL14361
Montgomery BD.
Free lunches are not the answer
BMJ 2008 May 10;336(7652):1034
Link to source with long URL

HSL14489
Tanne JH.
US medical schools should say no to pharma support.
BMJ 2008 May 10;336(7652):1035
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7652/1035

HSL14490
Sie AH.
Why I love a free lunch: You must be joking.
BMJ 2008 May 10;336(7652):1034
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7652/1034-c

HSL14661
Bergström S, Aronsson A.
Misoprostol in resource poor countries.
BMJ 2008 May 10;336(7652):1032
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7652/1032?etoc

HSL14364
Grogan K.
Drugmakers stand up to Congress criticism of DTC tactics
Pharma Times 2008 May 9
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13451&src=EWorldNews

HSL14369
Silverman E.
UK Drugmakers Unveil A New Code Of Conduct
Pharmalot 2008 May 9
Link to source with long URL

HSL14379
Servier loses patent appeal
PMLive.com 2008 May 9
http://www.pmlive.com/index.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=6702

HSL14389
More Pharmaceutical Sales Relying on TV Product Placement
Treatment Online 2008 May 9
http://www.treatmentonline.com/treatments.php?id=2371

HSL14404
Johnson G.
Analysis: Biotech sees Mass. lawmakers as friends, foes
Forbes.com 2008 May 9
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/05/09/ap4992600.html

HSL14438
Stein R.
Diagnose: Wuchernd
Der Tagesspiegel Politik 2008 May 9
Link to source with long URL

HSL14357
Perrone M.
Drug companies defend TV advertisements before Congress
Associated Press 2008 May 8
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/05/08/ap4986278.html?partner=alerts

HSL14358
Drug ads scrutinized by Congress
United Press International 2008 May 8
Link to source with long URL

HSL14359
Johnson CK.
Chantix recommended to quit smoking despite safety concerns
Associated Press 2008 May 8
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g2KJO6y54DpeceGpvfPM6nVa9b6QD90H394G0

HSL14363
Taylor L.
GSK lashes 'anti-biopharmaceutical' Massachusetts
Pharma Times 2008 May 8
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13448&src=EWorldNews

HSL14365
ABPI Code introduces new requirements for working with health professionals and patient groups
Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority 2008 May 8
http://www.pmcpa.org.uk/?q=node/598

HSL14366
Heavey S.
Drugmakers need to rein in ads, hearing told
Reuters 2008 May 8
Link to source with long URL

HSL14367
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS Trends in FDA’s Oversight of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising
: United States Government Accountability Office; 2008 May 8
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08758t.pdf

HSL14394
Ortho-Evra Patch Exposes Women to Dangerous Estrogen Levels, Risk of Blood Clots, Public Citizen Tells FDA
Public Citizen 2008 May 8
http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=2654

HSL14395
FDA Sends Letter to Shire Over Fosrenol Promotional Materials
PharmaLive 2008 May 8
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=538762&categoryid=43

HSL14351
Fitzgerald J.
Glaxo exec blasts state
Boston Herald 2008 May 7
Link to source with long URL

HSL14368
NICE Drugs
Lake Cocytus (blog) 2008 May 7
http://lakecocytus.blogspot.com/2008/05/nice-drugs_07.html

HSL14398
Weinfurt KP, Seils DM, Tzeng JP, Lin L, Schulman KA, Califf RM.
Consistency of Financial Interest Disclosures in the Biomedical Literature: The Case of Coronary Stents
PLoS ONE 2008 May 7;3(5):e2128
http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0002128

HSL14336
Brownlee S, Lenzer J.
Stealth Marketers
Slate 2008 May 6
http://www.slate.com/id/2190775/

HSL14352
Collier J.
An end in sight for the secretive drug price fixing pact between government and industry
BMJ Blogs 2008 May 6
Link to source with long URL

HSL14334
Federal Judge Rules Against Cosmetic Surgery Firm, Dismisses Trademark Claim Against Consumer Web Site
Public Citizen 2008 May 5
http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=2651

HSL14335
Blackwell T.
Generics slam proposed drug patent rules
National Post (Toronto) 2008 May 5
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=494149

HSL14337
Psych Working Group Again Rife with Conflicts of Interests
Integrity in Science Watch 2008 May 5
http://www.cspinet.org/integrity/watch/200805051.html#4

HSL14338
Calabresi L.
Promotion creates unrealistic HPV hope
6minutes (Australia) 2008 May 5
http://www.6minutes.com.au/articles/z1/view.asp?id=171653

HSL14346
Richwine L, Heavey S.
Ads for 3 drugs face U.S. lawmaker scrutiny
Reuters 2008 May 5
Link to source with long URL

HSL14348
Tanner L.
Anti-psychotic drug use soars in UK children, too
Associated Press 2008 May 5
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/05/05/ap4967712.html

HSL14356
Khalik S.
Drug firms told to stop running 'educational' adverts
The Straits Times (Singapore) 2008 May 5
http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_234024.html

HSL14347
Cohen D.
Christmas Comes Early-as Lilly Reveals First-Quarter Healthcare Grants
Alliance for Human Research Protection 2008 May 4
http://www.ahrp.org/cms/content/view/18/87/

HSL14403
May J.
J&J sees potential in blogger power
The New Jersey Star-Ledger 2008 May 4
Link to source with long URL

HSL14460
Kamerow D.
Who wrote that article?
BMJ 2008 May 3;336(7651):989
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/336/7651/989

HSL14461
Mathew JL.
Global access to vaccines: Vaccine science and commerce: never the twain shall meet?
BMJ 2008 May 3;336(7651):974
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7651/974-b

HSL14475
Puliyel JM, Shrivastava A.
Global access to vaccines: Poor nations are being lured into a debt trap
BMJ 2008 May 3;336(7651):974
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7651/974-c?etoc

HSL14476
Mathew A.
Global access to vaccines: Vaccine sale is not tailored to improving India’s health
BMJ 2008 May 3;336(7651):975
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7651/975?etoc

HSL14477
Mittal O.
Global access to vaccines: Vaccine requirements compete with basic needs of poor people
BMJ 2008 May 3;336(7651):975
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7651/975-a?etoc

HSL14478
Stafford N.
MEPs shun cancer advocacy group because of industry funding
BMJ 2008 May 3;336(7651):980
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7651/980-a?etoc

HSL14481
Perancho I.
Crece la demanda de registros públicos para hacer transparente la relación con la industria
El Mundo 2008 May 3
http://www.elmundo.es/salud/2008/755/1209765603.html

HSL14314
Eli Lilly blasted over Cialis
Pharmacy Daily (Australia) - registration required 2008 May 2
http://www.pharmacydaily.com.au

HSL14315
AstraZeneca Seeks FDA Revision to Bring Back DTC User Fee
FDA Week 2008 May 2
Link to source with long URL

HSL14345
Lilly honours mental health charity workers
PMLive.com 2008 May 2
http://www.pmlive.com/index.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=6688

HSL14374
Fortuna RJ, Ross-Degnan D, Finkelstein J, Zhang F, Campion FX, Simon SR.
Clinician attitudes towards prescribing and implications for interventions in a multi-specialty group practice.
J Eval Clin Pract 2008 May 2
Link to source with long URL

HSL14331
Weissman R.
Big Pharma Digs In
Multinational Monitor 2008 May 1
Link to source with long URL

HSL14349
Eli Lilly CEO on pharmaceuticals and doctors’ gifts
NECN (Boston, Mass.) 2008 May 1
Link to source with long URL

HSL14560
Haug C.
[Ghostwriting].
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2008 May 1;128(9):1039
http://www.tidsskriftet.no/index.php?vp_SEKS_ID=1683144

HSL14173
Civaner M, Sarikaya O, Alici SU, Bozkurt G.
Exposing nursing students to the marketing methods of pharmaceutical companies.
Nurs Ethics 2008 May;15(3):396-410
http://nej.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/15/3/396

HSL14309
Jureidini JN, McHenry LB, Mansfield PR.
Clinical trials and drug promotion: Selective reporting of study 329
The International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine 2008 May;20(1-2):73-81
Link to source with long URL

HSL14319
Burashnikova IS, Ziganshin AU, Ziganshina LE.
Attitudes to pharmaceutical promotion techniques among healthcare professionals in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
The International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine 2008 May;20(1-2):57-71
Link to source with long URL

HSL14370
Kirkpatrick JS, Stevens T.
The FDA process for the evaluation and approval of orthopaedic devices.
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2008 May;16(5):260-7
http://www.jaaos.org/cgi/content/abstract/16/5/260

HSL14373
Varenicline for smoking cessation
Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin 2008 May;46(5):33-36
http://dtb.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/46/5/33

HSL14423
Berger E.
Leak: Avandia and the integrity of the peer review process.
Ann Emerg Med 2008 May;51(5):636-8
http://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644(08)00603-3/fulltext

HSL14467
Sajid MS, Iftikhar M, Monteiro RS, Miles AF, Woods WG, Baig MK.
Internet information on colorectal cancer: commercialization and lack of quality control.
Colorectal Dis 2008 May;10(4):352-6
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17645570

HSL14493
McLennan M, Leong FC, Steele A, Harris J.
The influence of industry sponsorship on the acceptance of abstracts and their publication.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008 May;198(5):579
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0002-9378(07)02344-7

HSL14516
Pharmacovigilance in Europe: overwhelming opposition to the EU Commission's proposals
Medicines in Europe Forum, HAI Europe, ISDB, AIM 2008 May

HSL14529
Turkoski BB.
Drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction.
Orthop Nurs 2008 May-Jun;27(3):201-4
Link to source with long URL

HSL14531
Gura T.
Courts deny Pfizer access.
Nat Biotechnol 2008 May;26(5):480
http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/nbt0508-480

HSL14550
Knapp S, Vandecreek L.
The ethics of advertising, billing, and finances in psychotherapy.
J Clin Psychol 2008 May;64(5):613-25
Link to source with long URL

HSL14320
NY Times reporter details pharmaceutical company marketing methods
ABC News (Australia) 2008 Apr 30
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/30/2232048.htm

HSL14321
US medical schools far too reliant on support of big pharma
Pharma Times 2008 Apr 29
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13378&src=EWorldNews

HSL14327
Stevenson H.
Former Shill for Big Pharma Tells the Truth About Drug Testing
NaturalNews 2008 Apr 29
http://www.naturalnews.com/023127.html

HSL14332
Editorial .
Should They Send a Thank-You Note?
New York Times 2008 Apr 29
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/29/opinion/29tue4.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&oref

HSL14350
GSK, Coca-Cola part of British consumer watchdog probe: report
AFP News Briefs List 2008 Apr 29
Link to source with long URL

HSL14433
Bhopal S, Chan J.
Does the relationship of pharmaceutical industry with doctors negatively affect patient health? The result
The Lancet Student Blog 2008 Apr 29
Link to source with long URL

HSL14307
Baar A.
Generics Market Heats Up As Patents Keep Expiring
MediaPost Publications 2008 Apr 28
Link to source with long URL

HSL14310
Harris G.
Group Urges Ban on Medical Giveaways
The New York Times 2008 Apr 28
Link to source with long URL

HSL14333
Association of American Medical Colleges proposes ban on 'pharma' gifts to physicians, staff, medical students
News-Medical.net 2008 Apr 28
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=37843

HSL14316
Taylor L.
Pharma 'must take more responsibility for quality'; FDA
Pharma Times 2008 Apr 27
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13359&src=EWorldNews

HSL14360
Patel K.
Why I love a free lunch
BMJ 2008 Apr 26;336(7650):962
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7650/962-a

HSL14376
Guyatt GH, Oxman AD, Vist GE, Kunz R, Falck-Ytter Y, Alonso-Coello P, Schünemann HJ.
GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations
BMJ 2008 Apr 26;336(7650):924
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7650/924?etoc

HSL14377
Spence D.
X ray specs
BMJ 2008 Apr 26;336(7650):962
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7650/962

HSL14298
Richwine L.
AstraZeneca pushes for reviews of TV drug ads
Reuters 2008 Apr 25
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN2537058420080425

HSL14313
Von Schoen-Angerer T
Questioning the 1.5 billion dollar vaccine deal
Development Today 2008 Apr 25
http://www.development-today.com/magazine/2008/DT_6/Opinion/3362

HSL14317
Pharma slow to grasp online opportunities
PMLive.com 2008 Apr 25
http://www.pmlive.com/index.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=6665

HSL14329
Hensley S.
FDA’s Off-Label Promotion Notion: ‘Good Framework’ vs. ‘Fantasy’
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog 2008 Apr 25
Link to source with long URL

HSL14387
Fugh-Berman A, Melnick D.
Smoke and Mirrors
Bioethics Forum 2008 Apr 25
Link to source with long URL

HSL14296
Baar A.
Schering-Plough To Continue DTC Marketing Of Vytorin
MediaPost Publications 2008 Apr 24
Link to source with long URL

HSL14318
Taylor L.
Drugmakers 'must engage with patients, payers on R&D'
Pharma Times 2008 Apr 24
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13353&src=EWorldNews

HSL14330
Carlat D.
Massachusetts Senate Passes Drug Company Gift Ban
The Carlat Psychiatry Blog 2008 Apr 24
Link to source with long URL

HSL14355
Report on the Performance of Drug and Biologics Firms in Conducting Postmarketing Commitment Studies
Washington, DC: US Food and Drug Administration; 2008 Apr 24
http://www.fda.gov/cder/pmc/default.htm

HSL14411
US Medical, Scientific and Patient Organization Grants & Charitable Contributions: First Quarter 2008 (Lilly)
Lilly 2008 Apr 24
https://www.lillygrantoffice.com/docs/q1_08_registry_report.pdf

HSL14294
Blum J.
Drugmakers Didn't Begin 1,044 Promised U.S. Studies
Bloomberg.com 2008 Apr 23
Link to source with long URL

HSL14295
Former Bristol-Myers Squibb Senior Vice President Indicted for Lying to the Federal Government About Popular Blood-Thinning Drug
PharmaLive 2008 Apr 23
Link to source with long URL

HSL14328
Silverman E.
New Jersey’s Attorney General And Antipsychotics
Pharmalot 2008 Apr 23
Link to source with long URL

HSL14340
Psaty BM, Ray W.
FDA guidance on off-label promotion and the state of the literature from sponsors.
JAMA 2008 Apr 23;299(16):1949-51
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/299/16/1949

HSL14293
O'Brien J.
Blumenthal gripes to state lawmakers about pharmaceutical industry
Legal Newsline.org 2008 Apr 22
Link to source with long URL

HSL14297
Shrivastav S.
A shocking WHO dunit: GMCH Researchers Find That Many Indian Pharma Cos Are Using Name of WHO Illegally For Promotions
Times of India 2008 Apr 22
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HSL14386
Fugh-Berman A, Melnick D
FDA Proposal on the Promotion of Off-Label - Drs. Fugh-Berman and Melnick respond
Pharmagossip 2008 Apr 22
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HSL14280
Peale C.
UC to keep closer eye on prof's income
The Enquirer 2008 Apr 21
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HSL14323
Connecticut Attorney General Renews Call For Ban On Drug Company Gifts To Doctors
PharmaLive 2008 Apr 21
http://pharmalive.com/news/index.cfm?articleID=533640&categoryid=43

HSL14326
Petersen M.
Drugs are hyped by ghostwriters, not sound science
Chicago Tribune 2008 Apr 21
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HSL14325
Editorial .
Medical ghosts
The Baltimore Sun 2008 Apr 20
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HSL14270
Editorial .
Stopping trials early for benefit: too good to be true
The Lancet 2008 Apr 19;371(9621):1310
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HSL14311
Tanne JH.
Merck used ghostwriters and selective data in Vioxx publications, JAMA says.
BMJ 2008 Apr 19;336(7649):849
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/336/7649/849

HSL14324
Saul S.
F.D.A. Plan on Medical Articles Takes More Heat
New York Times 2008 Apr 19
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/19/business/19ghost.html

HSL14469
Burton B.
Australian drug industry seeks to improve its image
BMJ 2008 Apr 19;336(7649):850
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7649/850-a

HSL14470
Lenzer J.
Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing: Knowing me, knowing you
BMJ 2008 Apr 19;336(7649):858-860
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7649/858

HSL14271
Mundy A.
Drug Makers Push Easing Off-Label Rules
The Wall Street Journal 2008 Apr 18:A14
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120848517961025323.html

HSL14284
Bor J.
Research ghostwriting common, insiders say: Drug companies seek recognized authors
The Baltimore Sun 2008 Apr 18
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HSL14285
Science for sale
The Star Ledger 2008 Apr 18
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HSL14269
Whalen J.
Glaxo Becomes Master of Reinventing Drugs
The Wall Street Journal 2008 Apr 17
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120833908419819167-email.html

HSL14277
Ausiello D, Stossel TP.
Conflicts don’t sicken health care
Boston Herald 2008 Apr 17
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/op_ed/view.bg?articleid=1087609

HSL14278
Kesselheim AS, Avorn J.
Pharmaceutical promotion to physicians and first amendment rights.
NEJM 2008 Apr 17;358(16):1727-32
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/extract/358/16/1727

HSL14279
Dart J.
Doctors beg drug firms to pay for staff
The Sydney Morning Herald 2008 Apr 17
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HSL14286
Zimmer Announces New Compliance Model
Zimmer Corparate 2008 Apr 17
http://www.zimmer.com/z/ctl/op/global/action/1/id/10082/template/CP

HSL14288
Silverman E.
Journal Ads & Accurate Claims: Spielmans Explains
Pharmalot 2008 Apr 17
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HSL14306
Roychoudhuri O.
Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation
AlterNet 2008 Apr 17
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/82455/?page=1

HSL14463
Cressey D.
Merck accused of disguising its role in research.
Nature 2008 Apr 17;452(7189):791
http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080416/full/452791b.html

HSL14260
Psaty BM, Kronmal RA.
Reporting mortality findings in trials of rofecoxib for Alzheimer disease or cognitive impairment: a case study based on documents from rofecoxib litigation.
JAMA 2008 Apr 16;299(15):1813-7
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/299/15/1813

HSL14261
DeAngelis CD, Fontanarosa PB.
Impugning the integrity of medical science: the adverse effects of industry influence.
JAMA 2008 Apr 16;299(15):1833-5
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/299/15/1833

HSL14262
Mitka M.
Critics say FDA's off-label guidance allows marketing disguised as science.
JAMA 2008 Apr 16;299(15):1759-61
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/299/15/1759

HSL14263
Merck 'misrepresented' Vioxx data
The Age (Melbourne) 2008 Apr 16
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HSL14265
Merck & Co hits back at JAMA attack on integrity
Pharma Times 2008 Apr 16
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13283&src=EWorldNews

HSL14266
Saul S.
Merck Wrote Drug Studies for Doctors
The New York Times 2008 Apr 16
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HSL14267
Boseley S.
Drug firm accused of death rate data failures
The Guardian 2008 Apr 16
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/apr/16/health.usa/print

HSL14272
FDA warning to Pfizer re Viagra video
US Food and Drug Administration 2008 Apr 16
http://www.fda.gov/cder/warn/2008/Viagra-WL.pdf

HSL14273
Ross JS, Hill KP, Egilman DS, Krumholz HM.
Guest authorship and ghostwriting in publications related to rofecoxib: a case study of industry documents from rofecoxib litigation.
JAMA 2008 Apr 16;299(15):1800-12
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/299/15/1800

HSL14471
Leff B, Finucane TE.
Gizmo Idolatry
JAMA. 2008 Apr 16;299(15):1830-1832
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/299/15/1830

HSL14502
Worldwide Pharmaceutical Industry Launches Global Health Progress Initiative to Expand Efforts to Improve Health in Developing Countries
IFPMA 2008 Apr 16
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HSL14257
Baar A.
Most Online Rx Drug Searches Are For Depression Meds
MediaPost Publications 2008 Apr 15
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HSL14258
Kolata G.
Citing Ethics, Some Doctors Are Rejecting Industry Pay
The New York Times 2008 Apr 15
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HSL14259
IMS Health Reports Global Prescription Sales Grew 6.4 Percent in 2007, to $712 Billion
PharmaLive 2008 Apr 15
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HSL14264
Sternberg S.
Reports: Data on Vioxx was misused
USA Today.com 2008 Apr 15
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HSL14268
Grammy-nominated singer helps launch diabetes campaign
PM Live 2008 Apr 15
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HSL14274
FDA sees possible fraud behind tainted heparin
Reuters 2008 Apr 15
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HSL14289
Silverman E.
Boo! Grassley Targets Ghostwriting Firm
Pharmalot 2008 Apr 15
http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/04/boo-grassley-targets-ghostwriting-firm/

HSL14290
Silverman E.
Organon Allegedly Covered Up Raplon Side Effects
Pharmalot 2008 Apr 15
http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/04/organon-covered-up-raplon-side-effects/

HSL14246
The Dangers in Pre-emption
The New York Times 2008 Apr 14
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HSL14247
Tartakoff J.
Generic drugs' quick, simple route to market has many roadblocks
SeattlePI.com 2008 Apr 13
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/358888_calcitonin14.html?source=rss

HSL14231
Farley R.
Drug research: To test or to tout?
St. Petersburg Times 2008 Apr 12
http://www.tampabay.com/news/health/article454391.ece

HSL14248
Howe RA.
Don't include trimethoprim.
BMJ 2008 Apr 12;336(7648):787
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18403503

HSL14249
Medawar C.
A cynical consultation exercise?
BMJ 2008 Apr 12;336(7648):787
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7648/787-a?etoc

HSL14250
Glaser AN.
Include cost of treatment.
BMJ 2008 Apr 12;336(7648):788
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7648/788?etoc

HSL14251
Burton B.
Roche fined for breaching direct to consumer advertising ban and publishing unbalanced advertisements.
BMJ 2008 Apr 12;336(7648):792
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7648/792?etoc

HSL14252
Watson R.
EC proposals fail to distinguish between information and advertising.
BMJ 2008 Apr 12;336(7648):792-3
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7648/792-b?etoc

HSL14253
Jack A.
Donors agree financial arrangement to stimulate vaccine development
BMJ 2008 Apr 12;336(7648):797
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7648/797?etoc

HSL14254
Lenzer J.
Company’s decision to lengthen lipid lowering trial causes controversy
BMJ 2008 Apr 12;336(7648):797
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7648/797-a?etoc

HSL14227
Freking K.
Drug Companies to Reveal Grant Practices
Yahoo Finance 2008 Apr 11
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080411/drug_companies_doctors.html?.v=5

HSL14228
Van Voris B
Eli Lilly Zyprexa Lawsuit May Be Scaled Back, Judge Says
Bloomberg.com 2008 Apr 11
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HSL14230
Cohen R.
Antidepressants are on the rise
The Star Ledger 2008 Apr 11
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HSL14232
Weeks C.
New rules: life-saver or safety risk?
The Globe and Mail 2008 Apr 11
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HSL14234
PDI Signs Promotion Agreement with Major Pharmaceutical Company
PharmaLive 2008 Apr 11
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HSL14245
Freking K.
Drug Companies to Reveal Grant Practices
San Francisco Chronicle 2008 Apr 11
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HSL14255
Responses From Pharmaceutical Drug and Device Makers to Grassley Request for Disclosure of Support for Continuing Medical Education
PharmaLive 2008 Apr 11
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HSL14256
Responses From Pharmaceutical Drug and Device Makers to Grassley Request for Disclosure of Support for Continuing Medical Education
PharmaLive 2008 Apr 11
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HSL14212
Pharma's Direct-to-Consumer Marketing Continues Shift to Physician Offices, Online Programs
Business Wire 2008 Apr 10
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HSL14229
Lawler B.
Glaxo Angers the FDA
The Motley Fool 2008 Apr 10
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HSL14233
DMA Forecasts $10.6 Billion in 2008 Pharmaceutical Sales via Direct Marketing; New Report Focuses on Pharmaceutical Industry
PharmaLive 2008 Apr 10
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HSL14203
Goldstein J.
Appeals Court Backs Drugmakers in Antidepressant Suicides
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog 2008 Apr 9
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HSL14205
Weisbaum H.
Are drugs ads hazardous to your health?
ConsumerMan , MSNBC 2008 Apr 9
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24033768/

HSL14206
Taylor L.
Middle Eastern pharma/biotech market 'set to boom'
Pharma Times 2008 Apr 9
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13231&src=EWorldNews

HSL14207
Pharma needs to sharpen up to get drugs approved first time
Pharma Times 2008 Apr 9
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13232&src=EWorldNews

HSL14208
Trotta F, Apolone G, Garattini S, Tafuri G.
Stopping a trial early in oncology: for patients or for industry?
Annals of Oncology 2008 Apr 9:epub ahead of print
http://annonc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/mdn042v4

HSL14209
Boseley S.
Pharma firms end drug trials early in rush to beat rivals, say experts
The Guardian 2008 Apr 9
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/apr/09/health.pharmaceuticals

HSL14213
GSK warned by FDA
PMLive.com 2008 Apr 9
http://www.pmlive.com/index.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=6622

HSL14221
Chester MR, Bridson J.
When will NICE or the FDA make stent manufacturers prove they are not merely latter day snake oil salesmen?
BMJ 2008 Apr 9:epub
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/eletters/336/7647/743#193170

HSL14237
Kemper KJ, Hood KL.
Does pharmaceutical advertising affect journal publication about dietary supplements?
BMC Complement Altern Med. 2008 Apr 9;8(1):11
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/8/11

HSL14425
Kemper KJ, Hood KL.
Does pharmaceutical advertising affect journal publication about dietary supplements?
BMC Complement Altern Med 2008 Apr 9;8:11
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HSL14198
Taylor L.
EU pharma tells Commission: 'we do not want DTC'
Pharma Times 2008 Apr 8
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13225&src=EWorldNews

HSL14202
Silverman E.
FDA: Glaxo Failed To Report Avandia Studies
Pharmalot 2008 Apr 8
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HSL14224
Simmonds H.
It takes two to tango
BMJ 2008 Apr 8:epub
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/eletters/336/7647/776#193296

HSL14180
Taylor L.
FDA told: 'TV drug ads must include side effects info'
Pharma Times 2008 Apr 7
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13212&src=EWorldNews

HSL14183
Ravn K.
Vytorin study results fuel cholesterol debate
Los Angeles Times 2008 Apr 7
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HSL14190
Feuerstein A.
Elan and Wyeth Had Ties to Study's Authors
TheStreet.com 2008 Apr 7
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HSL14191
Another Black Eye for Big Pharma
NJBIZ 2008 Apr 7
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HSL14192
Hensley S.
Odds Rise for FDA Shield Against Drug Liability
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog 2008 Apr 7
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HSL14197
EFPIA against TV advertising for medicines
PMLive.com 2008 Apr 7
http://www.pmlive.com/index.cfm?showArticle=1&ArticleID=6617

HSL14199
Taylor L.
India cuts prices of over 150 life-saving drugs
Pharma Times 2008 Apr 7
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13215&src=EWorldNews

HSL14204
Pringle E.
Glaxo Fights Against Public Paxil Trials
OpEd News 2008 Apr 7
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HSL14186
Harris G, Berenson A.
Drug Makers Near Old Goal: A Legal Shield
New York Times 2008 Apr 6
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HSL14189
Goodman M.
Big pharma drive for UK industry
Times Online 2008 Apr 6
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HSL14385
Kassirer JP.
Tainted medicine
Los Angeles Times 2008 Apr 6
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HSL14151
Sweet M.
Academic freedom is at risk in dispute over Gardasil, lecturers say
BMJ 2008 Apr 5;336(7647):741
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7647/741-a

HSL14152
Burton B.
Australian drug industry gives details of money spent courting doctors
BMJ 2008 Apr 5;336(7647):742
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7647/742-a

HSL14168
Sale of infant cough medicines splutters to a halt
The Lancet 2008 Apr 5;371(9619):1138
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HSL14219
Aronson JK.
Too high a pedestal
BMJ 2008 Apr 5;336(7647):735
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7647/735

HSL14222
Lenzer J.
Longer, better studies of coronary stents are needed, FDA tells industry
BMJ 2008 Apr 5;336(7647):743
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7647/743

HSL14223
Spence D.
Bend it like . . . ?
BMJ 2008 Apr 5;336(7647):776
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7647/776

HSL14225
Farrell L.
The Best Medicine: Passion required
BMJ 2008 Apr 5;336(7647):776
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7647/776-a

HSL14226
Bewley S.
Getting to the bottom of evidence based medicine
BMJ 2008;336(7647):764 (5 April), 2008 Apr 5;336(7647):764
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7647/764

HSL14281
Sale of infant cough medicines splutters to a halt.
Lancet 2008 Apr 5;371(9619):1138
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140-6736(08)60497-3

HSL14150
Ryan S.
Psychiatrists play musical chairs
The Australian 2008 Apr 4
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23481767-5013404,00.html

HSL14165
Stanbridge N.
Bogus pharmacist case scrutinised
BBC News 2008 Apr 4
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7330027.stm

HSL14170
Pagnamenta R.
Investor chief questions role of Big Pharma in development of medicines
The Times (London, UK) 2008 Apr 4
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HSL14172
Smith A.
To Russia with drugs
CNNMoney.com 2008 Apr 4
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HSL14182
Sweet M.
Crikey scoop: Queensland Uni succumbs to drug company pressure
Crikey 2008 Apr 4
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HSL14341
Wijesinghe PR, Norris P.
Increased advertising of medicines on New Zealand television since 2001.
N Z Med J 2008 Apr 4;121(1271):121-2
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18392070

HSL14155
Baar A.
Consumer Group Calls For Side Effects Notification Option
Marketing Daily 2008 Apr 3
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HSL14156
Taylor L.
Bonuses “account for 25% of pharma reps’ pay”
Pharma Times 2008 Apr 3
http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=13195&src=EWorldNews

HSL14160
Dabade G.
The menace of combo drugs
Deccan Herald (Bangalore) 2008 Apr 3
http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Apr32008/editpage2008040260701.asp

HSL14163
Johnson LA.
Schering-Plough Cutting Staff, Costs
Associated Press 2008 Apr 3
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080403/schering_plough_cuts.html?.v=4

HSL14164
Mantone J.
Will 2008 Set a Pharma Layoff Record?
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog 2008 Apr 3
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HSL14166
Carey J.
A Healthy Gamble for Cystic Fibrosis
BusinessWeek 2008 Apr 3
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HSL14169
The Speech That Maimed Schering And Merck
Forbes.com 2008 Apr 3
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HSL14171
Malone S.
Drug co sues Biovail, Glaxo on antitrust claims
Reuters 2008 Apr 3
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN0327904520080403

HSL14142
Dawdy P.
Bitter Pill
Willamette Week (Portland, Oregon) 2008 Apr 2
http://wweek.com/editorial/3421/10752/

HSL14147
Blum J.
Drug Ads on TV Should Include U.S. FDA Phone Number, Group Says
Bloomberg News 2008 Apr 2
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HSL14148
Pettypiece S.
Schering's Hassan Says Pharmacia Rescue Readied Him
Bloomberg News 2008 Apr 2
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HSL14149
Define 'lavish'
Pharmagossip 2008 Apr 2
http://pharmagossip.blogspot.com/2008/04/define-lavish.html

HSL14157
Editorial .
Overpromoted Cholesterol Drugs
New York Times 2008 Apr 2
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HSL14158
Teinowitz I.
Congress Moves Closer to Tobacco Clampdown
Advertising Age 2008 Apr 2
http://adage.com/article?article_id=126123

HSL14188
Consumer Reports Poll: Most Say TV Drug Ads Should Include Info on How to Report Side Effects
PRNewswire-USNewswire 2008 Apr 2
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HSL14200
Grassley C.
Pharma Payments to Doctors (Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa)
United States Senate Committee on Finance 2008 Apr 2
http://finance.senate.gov/press/Gpress/2008/prg040208b.pdf

HSL14125
Baar A.
Vytorin Study May Add Weight To Debate On DTC Advertising
Marketing Daily 2008 Apr 1
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HSL14144
Bodoni S.
Glaxo Greek Drug Trade Cuts Unlawful, Court Aide Says
Bloomberg News 2008 Apr 1
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HSL14145
Ryan S.
Psychiatrists back sponsorship deals
The Australian 2008 Apr 1
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23463973-23289,00.html

HSL14153
Berenson A.
Accusations of Delays in Releasing Drug Results
New York Times 2008 Apr 1
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/01/business/01drug.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

HSL14161
Johnson LA.
Congress: Vytorin makers held bad news
Associated Press 2008 Apr 1
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080401/ap_on_bi_ge/vytorin_study_fallout

HSL14167
Heavey S.
U.S. lawmakers seek J&J, Amgen anemia drug records
Reuters 2008 Apr 1
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKN0130607820080401?rpc=44

HSL13822
Light DW.
Reply to DiMasi, Hansen, and Grabowski.
J Health Polit Policy Law 2008 Apr;33(2):325-7
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HSL13969
Jetter A.
Strong Medicine: What's Ailing the FDA?
Reader's Digest 2008 Apr
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HSL13970
Samuel N.
One Drug, Many Tragedies
Reader's Digest 2008 Apr
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HSL13998
Alexander GC, Zhang J, Basu A.
Characteristics of Patients Receiving Pharmaceutical Samples and Association Between Sample Receipt and Out-of-Pocket Prescription Costs.
Medical Care 2008 Apr;46(4):394-402
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HSL14174
Schowalter JE.
How to manage conflicts of interest with industry?
Int Rev Psychiatry 2008 Apr;20(2):127-33
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content?content=10.1080/09540260801887728

HSL14177
Cross J.
DxS Ltd.
Pharmacogenomics 2008 Apr;9(4):463-7
http://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/abs/10.2217/14622416.9.4.463

HSL14235
Editorial .
A double-edged sword
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 2008 Apr;7(4):275
http://www.nature.com/nrd/journal/v7/n4/index.html

HSL14275
Spielmans GI, Thielges SA, Dent AL, Greenberg RP.
The accuracy of psychiatric medication advertisements in medical journals.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 2008 Apr;196(4):267-73
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HSL14276
Matter A, Keller TH.
Impact of non-profit organizations on drug discovery: opportunities, gaps, solutions.
Drug Discov Today. 2008 Apr;13(7-8):347-52
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HSL14287
Sharfstein SS.