Despite the ban on direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicines, drug companies have plenty of sneaky tricks up their lab-coat sleeves to keep their products in the public eye, writes Dr Agnes Vitry.
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Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The wage gap
Crikey readers get worked up over the wage gap between men and women, new diplomat Brendan Nelson and double dissolution. Plus, Pfizer’s official response.
Pfizer’s campaign to drug as many smokers as possible
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is running a major campaign to convince Australian smokers that they should not try to quit without taking anti-smoking medication, writes Simon Chapman.
The man who blew the whistle on Pfizer
For fraudulently promoting painkiller Bextra, drug behemoth Pfizer has had to pay out $US2.3 billion. NPR interviews ex-Pfizer sales rep turned whistleblower John Kopchinski who will now get millions under an “informer law”.
Drug industry fines itself $2 million
Why drug companies have little to fear from industry regulation. Ray Moynihan writes.
Just a hair’s breadth between them…
Hats and (toupes) off to the marketing geniuses at Advanced Hair (yeah yeah). No longer looking to Greg Matthews for inspiration, Advanced Hair have turned to the federal election to spruik their weaves: “The Battle of the Marginal Seat — John Howard and Kevin Rudd will go to any lengths to win votes”.
