Carl Elliott, MD, PhD
Carl Elliott is a bioethicist.
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An excerpt from White Coat, Black Hat. by Carl Elliott Many of us have a relatively simple, commonsense view of the way that drug development and marketing work. People get diseases; scientists develop drugs to treat those diseases; and marketers…
An excerpt from White Coat, Black Hat.
by Carl Elliott
Many of us have a relatively simple, commonsense view of the way that drug development and marketing work.
People get diseases; scientists develop drugs to treat those diseases; and marketers sell the drugs by showing that the drugs work better than their competitors. Sometimes, however, this pattern works in reverse. Drug company scientists develop a …
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Create a disease to market a new drug
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An excerpt from White Coat, Black Hat. by Carl Elliott Oldani worked as a rep in the late 1980s and the 1990s, a period when the drug industry was undergoing key transformations. Its ethos was changing from that of the…
An excerpt from White Coat, Black Hat.
by Carl Elliott
[Michael] Oldani worked as a rep in the late 1980s and the 1990s, a period when the drug industry was undergoing key transformations. Its ethos was changing from that of the country-club establishment to the aggressive, new-money entrepreneur.
Impressed by the success of AIDS activists in pushing for faster drug approvals, the drug industry increased …
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Drug reps know what doctors are prescribing
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An excerpt from White Coat, Black Hat. by Carl Elliott These days many thought leaders find themselves on shaky ground. The past few years have not been good for business. Some of the most prominent thought leaders have been exposed…
An excerpt from White Coat, Black Hat.
by Carl Elliott
These days many thought leaders find themselves on shaky ground. The past few years have not been good for business. Some of the most prominent thought leaders have been exposed and censured by Grassley. Others have seen public opinion turning against them and gone underground. As more states institute Sunshine laws, anyone considering an …
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How academic physicians turn into drug company shills
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An excerpt from White Coat, Black Hat. by Carl Elliott A few years ago a small group of first-year medical students at the University of Minnesota spoke to me about a lecture on erectile dysfunction that had just been given…
An excerpt from White Coat, Black Hat.
by Carl Elliott
A few years ago a small group of first-year medical students at the University of Minnesota spoke to me about a lecture on erectile dysfunction that had just been given by a member of the urology department.
The doctor’s PowerPoint slides had a large, watermarked logo in the corner. At one point during the lecture …
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Doctors are often preferred to market a drug to other physicians
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