IVSED Response to PMPRB Proposed Guidelines
Independent Voices for Safe and Effective Drugs (IVSED) response to proposed guidelines for the Patented Medicines Price Review Board a must read. IVSED is a coalition of academics, researchers and […]
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Medical Science Integrity Decapitated
Every day doctors make diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. As they practise scientific medicine, they must rely on medical literature passed on via continuing education and clinical practice guidelines. The problem […]
Distinct Prescribing in Quebec: a distinction we could do without
Spending determinants Pharmaceutical companies and drug authorities are too discreet in Canada and Quebec when it comes to breaking down consumer spending in retail pharmacies for prescription drugs. The third […]
Shining Light on (So-called) Informed Consent to Clinical Trials
Research Ethics in Clinical Pharmacology Tens of thousands of clinical trials involving drugs are taking place each year. When the researchers are clinicians, they often recruit amongst their patients. Given […]
Brief to the Health Standing Committee of the House of Commons
Introduction For the past two decades in Canada, patient groups funded by pharmaceutical companies have dominated public conversations about the effectiveness and safety of prescription drugs. These groups receive unrestricted […]
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