“The front door is open wide”
As published in the BMJ, 19 February 2024:
Tag: Paid opinion leaders
UK Government reply
It took more than 4 months to receive this reply from the UK Government: This was the original letter sent to the UK Government: The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP, … Continue reading UK Government reply
‘Raising the bar’
As published in the BMJ, 29 February 2024:
MONEY TALK
Professor David Nutt is a career-long Paid Opinion Leader in psychiatry. He is widely known and continues to be extremely influential in relation to the prescribing ‘habits’ of British psychiatrists. … Continue reading MONEY TALK
Confronting the Pharmaceutical Shadow in Psychiatry
It was welcome to read this thoughtful and informed response by Professor Om Prakash. Alas, British psychiatry continues to be in denial about this issue, such that even the review … Continue reading Confronting the Pharmaceutical Shadow in Psychiatry
The influence of paid opinion leaders on the prescribing of antidepressants in the UK
I submitted two rapid responses to the BMJ in relation to this published letter: Reversing the rate of antidepressant prescribing: I divided my responses in two so that the word … Continue reading The influence of paid opinion leaders on the prescribing of antidepressants in the UK
“No competing interests”
I have been interested in the responses to this recent BMJ letter: Reversing the rate of antidepressant prescribing . One of the responses was by Dr Torbjörn Waerner. In this … Continue reading “No competing interests”
MUNYON’S SEASONAL ADVICE
MUNYON’S SEASONAL ADVICE, Edinburgh Evening News, 9 May 1898: “DON’T TAKE MEDICINE UNLESS YOU ARE ILL. STRONG DRUGS KILL MORE PEOPLE THAN WAR AND PESTILENCE COMBINED. UNIVERSAL PRESCRIBING WITH CURE-ALLS … Continue reading MUNYON’S SEASONAL ADVICE