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By Arnold Relman And Marcia Angell, Special To The Sun December 15, 2010 8:15 AM As former editors-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine and authors of books on the pharm
By: Gordon Guyatt, Joel Lexchin and Patricia Baird Times Colonist – December 7, 2010 Concern about rising health-care costs is a frequent topic of public discussion. Although
By: Jeanne Lenzer BMJ 2010; 341:c7009 doi: 10.1136/bmj.c7009 (Published 6 December 2010) Cite this as: BMJ 2010; 341:c7009 The British Columbian government is terminating its contr
A new blood thinner is easier to use to prevent clotting and strokes, but researchers in B.C. caution it may pose serious risks for some patients. Read more
BY MARGARET MUNRO, VANCOUVER SUN NOVEMBER 24, 2010 New program skews process to favour pharmaceutical firms, advocacy group says Read more
Georgia Straight By Yolande Cole, November 24, 2010 The safety of pharmaceutical use in B.C. could be at risk if the province’s independent drug advisory body is squeezed out o
BC government hands drug makers more control over drug review process Move further jeopardizes future of independent research group at UBC Read more
Nov 22, 2010 Funding decisions for B.C.’s drug formulary to be based on industry marketing instead of independent drug assessment Read more
Province went from best to worst in evaluating pharmaceuticals, charges Canadian Health Coalition official Andrew MacLeod TheTyee.ca 24 November 2010 British Columbia has corrup
Vancouver Sun Wed Nov 24 2010 – Section A2 (Westcoast News) Margaret Munro B.C.’s internationally acclaimed drug watchdog is being defanged in favour of a new system th