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Topic: big pharma
Marcia Church and her mother Carole in 2009 (Image: supplied)

Drug running: elderly dementia patient falsely diagnosed to game medical system

Mar 02, 2021

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Harmful anti-psychotics are thriving in aged care, just as big pharma intended

Feb 26, 2021

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How big pharma mugged Australia’s nursing homes and set up a deadly addiction

Health

Feb 25, 2021

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We need an urgent review into Australia’s drug supply chain

Health

Oct 07, 2019

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Winning the hearts, minds (and pockets) of doctors

Betting on Obesity

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Jul 04, 2019

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Is obesity a ‘disease’? And, if it is, who wins?

Betting on Obesity

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Jul 02, 2019

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Obesity, politics, money and a company called Novo Nordisk

Betting on Obesity

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Jul 01, 2019

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This budget has managed to escape the political and policy disasters of last year, but it has kicked the can down the road on most major initiatives, writes <em>Croakey</em> contributor <b>Jennifer Doggett</b>.

Community health consultation at death’s door, as Hockey to defers to Big Pharma

Links

May 14, 2015

Mia Freedman's original confessional on her anxiety, coupled with her supporters' follow-up commentary, display a profound lack of understanding of the historical and social causes of depression and anxiety.

Rundle: ‘depression confessional’ culture obscures the true nature of mental illness

crikey15

Apr 02, 2015

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Users of anti-depressive drug Efexor report "uninhibited behaviours" including gambling addiction. They say not enough is done to track and communicate potentially devastating side effects, reports <b>Daniel O'Sullivan</b>.

Anti-depressants and gambling on the side effects

Companies

Sep 07, 2012

21

There is something wrong when a major pharmaceutical company can veto patient safety and seemingly undermine the drug regulator to safeguard profits, writes <b>Carol Bennett</b> of the Consumers Health Forum of Australia.

How Australia allows unsafe medicines to stay on the market

Companies

Aug 20, 2012

2

In Australia the pharmaceutical industry stands to benefit from tens of millions of dollars of public money for smoking cessation medication through PBS subsidies. <b>Marita Hefler</b> reports.

Big pharma, big tobacco and opposition to plain packs

Companies

Aug 08, 2012

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