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Posted by cannoli on November 22, 2002, at 10:44:53
Today's New York Times has an article reporting that drug research is increasingly being done not by academic researchers but by companies that are owned by advertising agencies. They also ghost-write articles for scientific journals. Read the article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/22/business/22DRUG.html
You may have to register with nytimes.com, but it's free.
Posted by BekkaH on November 22, 2002, at 22:34:25
In reply to Interesting article re drug research, posted by cannoli on November 22, 2002, at 10:44:53
Cannoli,
Thanks for pointing this out. I hadn't seen it. Now I will read it.Bekka
Posted by BekkaH on November 22, 2002, at 23:55:39
In reply to Re: Interesting article re drug research-cannoli, posted by BekkaH on November 22, 2002, at 22:34:25
That was an excellent article. I hope that every PB poster will read it and understand how pharmaceutical marketing masquerades as "science." It is particularly important for PB members to read it, now that pharmaceutical company representatives have infiltrated Psychobabble as part of their direct-to-consumer advertising campaign.
Posted by wendy b. on November 24, 2002, at 22:09:53
In reply to Interesting article re drug research, posted by cannoli on November 22, 2002, at 10:44:53
I read the article and think it bears reading by everyone. Why not post it on the meds board, too? The parts about Lexapro's advertising were very interesting, and several people on this board are taking it...
Worrying stuff...
Wendy
> Today's New York Times has an article reporting that drug research is increasingly being done not by academic researchers but by companies that are owned by advertising agencies. They also ghost-write articles for scientific journals. Read the article:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/22/business/22DRUG.html
>
> You may have to register with nytimes.com, but it's free.
>
Posted by cannoli on November 25, 2002, at 9:57:07
In reply to Re: Interesting article re drug research » cannoli, posted by wendy b. on November 24, 2002, at 22:09:53
> I read the article and think it bears reading by everyone. Why not post it on the meds board, too? The parts about Lexapro's advertising were very interesting, and several people on this board are taking it...
>
> Worrying stuff...
>
> Wendy
>
Good idea - I've posted it over there, with a request that follow-ups be directed here.
This is the end of the thread.
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