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PharmedOut in the Media

Commercial CME Loses Funding From Second Drug Firm
American Medical News, October 19, 2009

Putting a Price on a Doctor's Approval
The News Journal (Wilmington), October 4, 2009

Record Fine Unlikely to End Bogus Drug Marketing
Associated Press, September 4, 2009

Senate Hearing Details Influence of Drug Companies in Doctor Education
Journal Sentinel, July 29, 2009

To Move More Prescription Drugs, Sales Reps Sling Swag
St. Petersburg Times, April 5, 2009

Conflicts of Interest in Continuing Medical Education
Inside Higher Ed , December 16, 2008

Doctors Ditch Drug Samples to Avoid Influencing Treatment
USAToday, November 30, 2008

Study: Off-label Drugs Should Be Researched For Safety
USAToday, November 25, 2008

Off-label Meds, Not Placebos, Are the Real Worry
MSNBC, October 28, 2008

Drug Makers Limit Trinkets for Doctors
The News Journal (Wilmington, DE), July 11, 2008

Doctors Under the Influence?
Business Week, June 26, 2008

Off-Label Drugs: What They Are and What It Means To You
AARP Bulletin Today, April 2008

Building Up Docs' Marketing Resistance
Business Week, January 18, 2008

Ties That Bind
AARP Bulletin, January 2008 (PharmedOut on Drugs video)

Dr. Drug Rep
New York Times, November 25, 2007

Clued in to Who's Prescribing What
Philadelphia Inquirer, September 16, 2007

Drug Rep Creates Stir with Details on Tricks of His Trade
American Medical News, September 3, 2007

Wooing the Gatekeeper: Doctor, Just a Little Something for You Los Angeles Times, August 6, 2007

Selling the Patient: Next Step, Create the Demand
Los Angeles Times, August 6, 2007

Med Ed Report: CME's Open Gesture
Medical Marketing and Media, August 1, 2007

A Dose of Influence?
Indianapolis Star, June 24, 2007

Big Pharma Doesn’t Like How it Looks on YouTube
Advertising Age, June 4, 2007

Doctors Still Chummy With Drug Sales Reps
AARP Bulletin, June 2007

Doctors, Legislators Resist Drugmakers' Prying Eyes
Washington Post, May 22, 2007

Stanford, Davis Fight Drug-firm Influence
San Francisco Chronicle, May 11, 2007

Eli Lilly Gave Away $11.8M in First Quarter
Indianapolis Star, May 2, 2007

Drugmakers, Doctors Get Cozier
Washington Post, April 29, 2007

Say No to Lunch
New Scientist (UK), April 28, 2007

Most Doctors Get Money, Gifts from Industry
USAToday, April 26, 2007

Do You Know Who Your Doctor's ‘Friends’ Are?
Globe and Mail (Canada), April 24, 2007

Analysis: Former Drug Rep Reveals Tactics
United Press International, April 23, 2007

Posing as Pals, Drug Reps Sway Doctors' Choices
Reuters, April 23, 2007

States Cracking Down on Drug Marketing
Associated Press, April 12, 2007

Neurontin Settlement Funds Ed Efforts
Medical Marketing and Media, March 20, 2007

Hold the Hors d'Oeuvres: Program Helps Doctors Stay Current Without Accepting Drugmakers’ Meals
Washington Post, January 23, 2007

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Researcher Seeks New Treatments in Old Drugs
Bioinformatics promising Houston Chronicle

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Study Raises Questions About Cholesterol Drug’s Benefit
Niacin bests Zetia NYT

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