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January 11, 2010 | Journal Article
The 2005 US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) "black box" advisory warning that atypical antipsychotic drugs increased risk of death with elderly patients with dementia led to fewer mentions of the drugs by physicians in the four years after implementation of the drug label requirement.
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The medical profession and pharmaceutical industry have fallen short in reducing the influence of gifts on prescription practices through self-regulation. This commentary describes efforts at self-regulation by the pharmaceutical industry and the medical profession.
June 21, 2012 | Journal Article
Biomarkers may prove important in medicine, but controversy about biomarker patents has increased in recent years.
February 14, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Egg agencies are constantly thanking women for the wonderful difference they are making in the lives of recipients, so egg donors spoke with a great deal of pride about helping people have children. Some egg donors even described the money they rece ...
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Using market exclusivity to promote pharmaceutical innovation can lead to positive outcomes, but the practice is also characterized by waste and collateral effects.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
A harm-reduction model where the marketing is handled by a nonprofit entity is needed to align with the goals of reducing tobacco-related harm.
January 5, 2011 | Story
Aaron Kesselheim's New England Journal of Medicine article explores 'myths' about effectiveness of policies aimed at incentivizing development of new drugs.
February 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
From 1993 to 1995, Medical Care Development Incorporated, a nonprofit organization based in Augusta, Maine, spearheaded an effort to develop a coordinated health professions licensing structure for Maine.
March 21, 2007 | Journal Article
This study sets out to determine the accessibility and quality of the data available in two states where payment information is made available to the public, Vermont and Minnesota.