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PharmedOut in the Media

Bad Science Medical Ghostwriters Who Build a Brand
Guardian.co.uk, TherapeuticsDaily.com,
September 18, 2010

Professor Points to Ghostwriting at Medical Center
The Hoya, September 14, 2010

Ghostwriters Overstate Drug Benefits, Downplay Flip Side
Netindia123.com, September 13, 2010;
Newkerala.com, Azerbaijanneews.net, RussiaNews.net, webindia123.com, Smashits.com, Deccan Herald, Top-
Australia Hankuk Ilbo, MSN India, Philippine Times, Yahoo! India, PakistanNews.net, Malaysia News.net, Uzbekistan
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queNews.net, South KoreaNews.net, TajikistanNews.net, JakartaNews.net, ArgentinaNews.net, BeijingNews.net, BaltimoreNews.net, Buenos AiresNews.net, Amsterdam
News.net, TurkmenistanNews.net, SriLankanNews.net, AustinNews.net, BangkokNews.net, BruineiNews.net, Sulekha.com, BarcelonaNews.net, PhilippinesNews.net, AustraliaNews.net, BritainNews.net, September 13, 2010

Wyeth’s Ghost in the Medical Machine
Café Pharma, Seeking Alpha, September 12, 2010

Red Flag Raised Over Eye Damage and Lasers
The Globe and Mail, September 10, 2010

Drug Co. Paid Writers to Promote HRT
Health24 Online, September 9, 2010

Study Shows Ghostwriters Overstated Benefits of
Hormone Therapy
Hem Onc Today Magazine, September 9, 2010

Federal Appeals Court Declines To Reconsider
'Pay-For-Delay' On Generic Drugs
Medical News Today Online, September 9, 2010;
Kaiser Health News, September 8, 2010

Researchers Say Wyeth Paid Writers To
Promote Hormone Therapy
Pharma Business Daily Bulletin Online, September 8, 2010

Wyeth Paid Writers to Promote Hormone Therapy: Study International Business Times Online, September 8, 2010

Drug Maker Used Ghostwriters for Positive
Journal Articles
MSNBC.com, September 8, 2010

Drug Co. Paid Writers to Promote Hormone Therapy
Yahoo!, September 8, 2010

Too Often, 'Ghosts' Are to Blame for Hiding Scary News About Hormone Therapy and Other Drugs
MinnPost.com Online, September 8, 2010

The Benefits Of Hormone Replacement Therapy Overstated And Harms Downplayed By Ghostwritten Articles
Medical News Today Online, September 8, 2010

Ghostwritten Articles Overstate Benefits of Hormone Replacement Therapy and Downplay Harms
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, RedOrbit Online,
September 8, 2010;
e! Science News Online, R&D Magazine, PhysOrg.com Online, EurekAlert! Online, September 7, 2010

Drug Co. Paid Writers To Promote Hormone Therapy
The Post Chronicle, Thomson Reuters, QualityHealth.com, September 8, 2010;
Thomson Financial News, FinanzNachrichten.de, Thomson Reuters – India, AFX Asia ProFeed, September 7, 2010

Questions Over Ghostwriting in Drug Industry
Scientific American, September 8, 2010;
Nature – Online, September 7, 2010

Drug Company Paid Writers to Spin HRT
Times LIVE, September 8, 2010

Ghostwriting Misled Thousands About HRT, Analysis Says CNN.com, September 8, 2010

Wyeth Played Up Hormone Therapy
Straits Times, September 7, 2010

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