E-drug: Drug company gifts for doctors
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The best TV report that I have ever seen on drug company gifts for
doctors screened across Australia yesterday.
The transcript is available at http://news.ninemsn.com.au/sunday
click on <The doctor's gravy train> then click on <Cover story
options Transcript>.
OR if you want the transcript without the summary and pictures etc
just go to:
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/sunday/cover_stories/transcript_896.a
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I thank all who contributed including two who are well known to
e-drug: Ken Harvey and Larry Sasich.
regards,
Peter
Dr Peter Mansfield
GP and consultant on marketing and appropriate therapeutics.
Visiting lecturer, Universities of Adelaide, Flinders, Queensland,
South Australia, Tasmania
Action against Cardiovascular Risk Checklist (ARC) Project Officer,
Adelaide
Western Division of General Practice
Director, HealthySkepticism.org formerly MaLAM (Medical Lobby
for Appropriate Marketing)
Defending health care from misleading and harmful marketing.
Advocacy, Research and Education.
e-mail: peter.mansfield@flinders.edu.au
www.healthyskepticism.org
PO Box 172 Daw Pk SA 5041 Australia
ph/fax +61 8 8374 2245
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