Drugs
Talking truth to power: US medical professor takes on drug companies
Mar 13, 2008 02:01 PM Harvard professor Dr. John Abramson made a presentation on March 4th at U of T denouncing the negative impact of Direct to Consumer Advertising (DTCA) of prescription drugs on the entire US Health Care system, including scientific journals and the Federal Drugs Administration (FDA). more »
Direct-to-Consumer Advertising for Drugs (DTCA): Backgrounder
Feb 28, 2008 11:54 AM Canada prohibits direct-to-consumer-advertising of prescription drugs (DTCA). The rules on DTCA are being skirted and more recently outright challenged by corporate media. CUPE National is part of a coalition of organizations fighting to preserve and strengthen DTCA limits. This backgrounder describes the legal challenge, identifies the problems with DTCA, and outlines our vision for pharmaceutical policy in Canada. more »
CUPE and health care advocates can intervene in drug ads case
Nov 14, 2006 01:10 PM CUPE and a group of health care advocates have been granted the right to intervene in CanWest-Mediaworks's attempt to allow direct-to-consumer marketing of pharmaceuticals.
- For more information, see Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising (Canadian Health Coalition)
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- CUPE sponsors talk on drug ads 02/29/08
- Paul Moist warns against Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs 11/15/07
- How rising drug costs swallowed my health care 10/06/06
- Speaker’s Notes for a Presentation on Prescription Drugs to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health 10/29/03