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A Broken Drug Development Process

Marianne Udow-Phillips

Posted by Marianne Udow-Phillips on May 8, 2011

For years, many in the health policy world have talked about the emphasis that pharmaceutical manufacturers were putting on “me too” drugs – drugs that are structurally similar to existing drugs with only subtle differences. And for a long time, I have been reading articles about the lack of new drugs in the drug development pipeline – especially blockbuster drugs that break new ground in the treatment of disease.

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Buyer Beware

Marianne Udow-Phillips

Posted by Marianne Udow-Phillips on February 21, 2011

Many people search websites for information about their health concerns. But, there are many health oriented websites to choose from and consumers don’t always have good ways to sort out the information they are reading. For example, the New York Times magazine ran a small but significant story on the difference between WebMD and the MayoClinic websites. The Times reported on the hearings on WebMD held by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa. In those hearings, the connection between WebMD and pharmaceutical manufacturers was documented in some detail. And, the advice given on that website seems shaped by that connection – directly promoting pharmaceutical treatments to those searching for insights into their medical conditions.

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