@Pharmed_Out

PharmedOut is a project at Georgetown that advances evidence-based prescribing and educates about pharmaceutical and medical device marketing practices.

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Joined May 2011
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The BMJ
@bmj_latestSep 30
Several of the largest news organisations in the Netherlands have been fined thousands of euros for what regulators said was the unlawful promotion of GLP-1 medications bmj.com/content/394/bmj-2026…

GLP-1s in the media: Dutch news groups fined over positive coverage

Several of the largest news organisations in the Netherlands have been fined thousands of euros for what regulators said was the unlawful promotion of GLP-1 medications. Dutch healthcare regulator...

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Unsurprisingly those with known conflicts of interest on the @US_FDA Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee vote in favor of including the peptide BPC-157 on the 503A bulks list allowing for unregulated products to be marketed & dispensed to patients: statnews.com/2026/06/29/new-…
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STAT
@statnewsJul 6
A secret shopper study has pulled back the veil on the practices of nearly 50 telehealth sites that prescribe popular GLP-1 medications for weight loss. trib.al/6gBwLn6

Online GLP-1 prescriptions are often fast, easy — and low on clinical oversight

A new secret-shopper study found that GLP-1 prescriptions from telehealth sites aren't often backed by appropriate clinical care.

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Lizzy Lawrence@LizzyLaw_Jun 23
EXCLUSIVE: Eli Lilly gave compassionate use access to retatrutide, their unapproved powerful obesity drug, to a 79-year-old man in April. The application was arranged by a top doctor at NIH, and cleared by the FDA. statnews.com/2026/06/23/eli-…

Eli Lilly gave extraordinary obesity drug access to a 79-year-old patient. Who was it?

Exclusive: STAT has learned that Eli Lilly and the FDA allowed a 79-year-old to gain extraordinary access to an experimental obesity drug through the agency’s “compassionate use” program.

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So let me get this straight… What’s in: tanning beds, flavored vapes What’s out: vaccines, anti-depressants RFK Jr. clears path for minors' use of tanning beds, much to the dismay of dermatologists latimes.com/science/story/20…

RFK Jr. clears path for minors' use of tanning beds, much to the dismay of dermatologists

Indoor tanning is associated with a 75% increase in melanoma risk. A proposed FDA rule intended to protect children is now gone.

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@Pharmed_Out @NightShiftMD @TheSGEM certainly not “evidence based care” or even remotely close to any international standard of care. The million dollar question is who receives the @OtsukaUS marketing money and “payment for completion of the clinical research” @VanIslandHealth @BCOmbudsperson @MarjoriePLC @SuzanneMcgurn
Dr. Anna MD “In My Opinion”
@drannamedicalApr 11
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BC pushes them into addiction , and ensures staying addicted, using forced “treatment plans” with the latest expensive , taxpayer funded, brand name depot drugs @somerspsych @Cunnington50818 ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article…

B.C. health minister says about 6,000 on ‘extended leave’ from mental health care

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STAT
@statnewsMar 18
A bill introduced in the Maryland legislature would require drugmakers to disclose ties to disease awareness campaigns. trib.al/ijeh6Ei

A Maryland legislator wants pharma and patient groups to disclose ties to disease awareness...

A bill introduced in the Maryland legislature would require drugmakers to disclose ties to disease awareness campaigns.

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"Long story short: after-the-fact warning letters won't do much to move the needle." Read the #OpEd from Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD, and Judy Butler, MS on drug advertising at: medpagetoday.com/opinion/sec…

Opinion | Will Cracking Down on Drug Ads Help Patients?

There are better ways to curb rising prescription rates and drug use

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pharmalot@pharmalot21 Nov 2024
A documentary about menopause has ‘misinformation’ and shouldn’t be used to educate docs, critics say.. statnews.com/pharmalot/2024/… #pharma #women #menopause #documenatry #hormones

A documentary about menopause has 'misinformation' and shouldn't be used to educate docs, critics...

The film, “The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause,” is accredited for physicians

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“Researchers plan to retract landmark Alzheimer’s paper.” science.org/content/article/…
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How #Pharma Invents Diseases: On today's podcast, we invite Adriane Fugh-Berman to discuss the influence of industry, whether it be pharma or device manufacturers, on #healthcare. @Pharmed_Out #hpm #hapc Episode bit.ly/GeriPalEp310 - hosts @AlexSmithMD | @EWidera
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Join us May 15th at 7pm EDT for the next CFE In Conversation virtual event! @DrNancyOlivieri will be in convo with @FearLoathingBTX discussing Why does medicine shoot the messenger when things go wrong? @EPLdotCA @torontolibrary @VPL @thecreativeschl cfe.torontomu.ca/events/why-…

Why does medicine shoot the messenger when things go wrong? | Centre for Free Expression

Carl Elliott in conversation with Nancy Olivieri

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Why does medicine shoot the messenger when things go wrong? A conversation with @FearLoathingBTX Wednesday, May 15, 7 pm EDT Weblink: cfe.torontomu.ca/events/why-… Facebook: facebook.com/events/36323202…
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PharmedOut retweeted
JAMA
@JAMA_current22 Apr 2024
Most surrogate markers used as primary end points in clinical trials to support @US_FDA approval of drugs treating nononcologic chronic diseases lacked high-strength evidence of associations with clinical outcomes from published meta-analyses. ja.ma/4aIRFsR
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Best short summary how/why FDA is now just marketing shill for Big Pharma/not protector of public. Suggests easy ways to tame Pharma/restore FDA's original role- guaranteeing safe/effective/affordable meds. What stops this? Pharma bribes the politicians! georgetown.app.box.com/s/20c…

Executive Summary.pdf | Powered by Box

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"Physicians believe they can extract money and information from industry without being influenced, but numerous studies prove them wrong." -Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD, of @Pharmed_Out, discussing the billions of industry dollars paid to docs in recent years. medpagetoday.com/publichealt…

Industry Payments to Physicians Topped $12 Billion Over Nearly a Decade

More than half of eligible physicians received payments, most related to a marketed product

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Join Consilium and Adriane Fugh-Berman from @Pharmed_Out next week! Sign up here mailchi.mp/consilium-scienti… @HealthSenseUK @TranspariMED @diarmaidmcd @Meds_Alliance @FrancoisMaignen @Jhickmana @FibroidNetwork @mgtmccartney @drkevinknopf @DrDavidHealy @PatientStormDoc @CitizenHRG
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My new book on whistleblowing is available for pre-order at a discount in the Barnes and Noble pop-up sale for the next two days. barnesandnoble.com/w/the-occ… @wwnorton @BNBuzz
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PharmedOut retweeted
Mad In America@Mad_In_America9 Jan 2024
Jonathan Metzl, @JonathanMetzl a professor of #Sociology and #Medicine, argues that the historical overdiagnosis of #schizophrenia in Black men during the Civil Rights era was not just due to clinician bias but also influenced by larger political and social factors.
Mad In America@Mad_In_America9 Jan 2024
Psychiatry Pathologizes Black Political Protest Leading to Race-based Overdiagnosis of Schizophrenia The overdiagnosis of #schizophrenia in #Black Americans is linked to larger social and political factors. By Tiffani Elliott #mentalhealth #psychiatry madinamerica.com/2024/01/psy…

Psychiatry Pathologizes Black Political Protest Leading to Race-based Overdiagnosis of Schizophrenia

The overdiagnosis of schizophrenia in Black Americans goes beyond issues of clinician bias and is linked to larger social and political factors.

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We found the news that 92 percent of MCI cases go undiagnosed hair-raising. So we spoke to @MadhavThambiset and Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman (@Pharmed_Out) for @Being_Patient_ . What we heard: Too much hype, panic, and an unnecessary plug for AD drugs. beingpatient.com/mci-misdiag…

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