PharmedOut in the News
Featured Video: Dr. Fugh-Berman and the Opioid Epidemic
The Washington Post released a documentary and companion article on the opioid epidemic and the immense corporate marketing push behind it. Dr. Fugh-Berman appears at the 2:33 minute mark commenting on how industry persuaded physicians to prescribe opioids.
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March
Dr. Fugh-Berman and Judy Butler’s Bioethics Forum Essay was cited in The New York Times’ “Apparently Healthy, but Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s?” on March 4.
February
PharmedOut catalyzed the coverage of this story in STAT which looks at how an industry-paid key opinion leader gave a presentation full of opioid marketing messages to medical students last fall.
Dr. Fugh-Berman was quoted in “More patients are getting their meds online. Big Pharma wants in on the action” in STAT. She said “You want to establish a relationship and provide services in such a way that it doesn’t look like you’re just selling a drug… But really, you’re just selling a drug.”
Dr. Fugh-Berman was also quoted in “Sidney Wolfe: public health leader who campaigned for reform across the US health system” in BMJ. She said “When Sid walked into the room at an FDA meeting, industry representatives would shudder… He was very effective.”
January
PharmedOut's comment to the FDA on the Research, Abuse, Diversion, and Addiction-Related Surveillance (RADARS) system was featured in “Groups Blast FDA's Opioid Abuse Surveillance Proposal” in MedPage Today.
Dr. Fugh-Berman was quoted in “As Eli Lilly Wades Into Telehealth for Weight Loss, Doctors Are Wary” in The New York Times.
Dr. Fugh-Berman was also quoted in “Subscription-based care moves beyond peddling birth control and helping with hair loss” in AP News.