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:
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> http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/22/business/22DRUG.html
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> You may have to register with nytimes.com, but it's free.
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