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Bipolar Disorder
Vioxx Disclosure Emphasizes Need for New Web Resource that Answers Questions About Anti-Epileptic Medication Use
May 3rd, 2008
Physicians and consumers who want fair and balanced information about the most appropriate uses for prescription medications can now find it using a Web-based resource that provides easily accessible, science-based research about drug uses free from pharmaceutical industry influence. Prescribing for Better Outcomes, a Web-based educational campaign designed to provide accurate information about the uses of anti-epileptic drugs for the treatment of bipolar disorder, grew out of a global effort to promote evidence-based research and counter the practice of "off-label marketing," in which drug companies promote uses of their...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-05-03)
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