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Category Archives: Adverse Drug Reactions

Shining Light on (So-called) Informed Consent to Clinical Trials

March 16, 2018by PharmaWatch Canada

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 […]

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Adverse Drug Reactions, Clinical Trial Registry, Industry Influence, Medical Ethics, Patient Advocacy

Brief to the Health Standing Committee of the House of Commons

December 31, 2016by PharmaWatch Canada

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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Adverse Drug Reactions, Clinical Trial Registry, Drug Effectiveness, Drug Safety, Independent Voices for Safe and Effective Drugs, Industry Influence, IVSED, Overtreatment, Patient Advocacy, Pharma-funded Patient Groups

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