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pharmaceutical industry
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Reporter looks at why, how clinic banned drug reps and their samples
Six years ago, a clinic in Oregon made the decision to ban representatives from the pharmaceutical companies. The doctors and…
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Pharmaceutical industry influence starts with the doctor’s prescribing pen #ahcj13
Can a doctor’s prescription be bought for a tuna sandwich? Whether it’s a tuna sandwich, steak dinner or a four-figure…
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Even in treatment guidelines, pharma conflicts abound
As part of the ongoing Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and MedPage Today series “Side Effects” John Fauber and Ellen Gabler “examined…
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Ruling has potential to impact patient care, advertising
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel‘s John Fauber explains what a federal appeals court ruling this week might mean for patient care,…
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Post-election: What aspects of Health Policy are reporters focused on?
In addition to AHCJ Health Policy topic leader Joanne Kenen’s predictions for Health Policy after the election, we’re reading other…
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OxyContin’s early poster children: Where are they now?
More than a decade into America’s new age of opiates, the long-term effects of the ubiquitous prescription painkillers are starting…
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Faced with shortages, paramedics turn to expired drugs
Reporting on how drug shortages are impacting paramedics, The Associated Press’ Jonathan Cooper discovered things had deteriorated to the point…
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Pfizer’s online community about aging fails to impress blogger
If you don’t know about Ronni Bennett’s blog – Time Goes By: what it’s really like to get older –…
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Investigative reports lead to Senate investigation into painkiller promotion
Following up on reporting efforts from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/MedPage Today and ProPublica, a Senate committee has launched investigation into…
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Disciplined doctors in Conn. continue to get drug industry payments
Lisa Chedekel of the Connecticut Health I-Team reports that, even as doctors are investigated and disciplined for violating medical conduct…