Pharmanipulation

About Pharmanipulation

Pharmanipulation explores how industry markets not only drugs, but diseases, and exposes ineffective or harmful practices in medicine. This series takes an evidence-based, edgy, and entertaining approach to health and medicine. Each episode features an interview with topic experts and provides resources to learn more about how the pharmaceutical and medical device industries influence medical knowledge and public health. Pharmanipulation is a podcast by PharmedOut, a rational prescribing project at Georgetown University Medical Center, directed by Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman.

Publisher

PharmedOut

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Jan 2023

Latest episode

26 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

13 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Jun 2026

   Ep. 13 - "The Art of Pharma Advertising: Interview with an Industry Insider" with Lydia Green RPh

   Episode 13 takes listeners behind the glossy ads and catchy slogans of pharmaceutical marketing. Lydia Green, a former advertising writer who spent decades shaping drug campaigns for pharmaceutical companies before becoming a sharp critic of the industry, joins Pharmanipulation to share her insider perspective on how drug ads are crafted and the ethical dilemmas that come with selling treatments that may not always help patients. Lydia reflects on her journey from insider to reformer, raising questions about informed consent, what patients truly understand, and how industry creates and sells medical concepts along with drugs. From subtle messaging strategies to disease branding campaigns, Lydia discusses what finally made her walk away from the industry and what she’s learned from reflecting on her career. Additional Resources Lydia’s Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/lydia_green_why_drug_marketing_rules_american_healthcare_and_what_we_can_do_about_it/details (https://www.ted.com/talks/lydia_green_why_drug_marketing_rules_american_healthcare_and_what_we_can_do_about_it/details) Lydia Green’s article, Confessions of an Advertising Writer: How I Helped Pharma Sell Antidepressants, Mad in America (2025): https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/04/in-brain-chemistry-we-trust-the-gospel-according-to-pharma/ (https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/04/in-brain-chemistry-we-trust-the-gospel-according-to-pharma/) Lydia Green’s article, Confessions of an Advertising Writer: How I Helped Turn Atypical Antipsychotics into a Billion-Dollar Industry, Mad in America (2025): https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/08/confessions-ad-writer-antipsychotics/ (https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/08/confessions-ad-writer-antipsychotics/) Lydia Green’s article, Confessions of an Advertising Writer: What I Learned From Your Stories and Mine, Mad in America (2025): https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/09/confessions-of-an-advertising-writer-what-i-learned-from-your-stories-and-mine/ (https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/09/confessions-of-an-advertising-writer-what-i-learned-from-your-stories-and-mine/) Lydia’s Organization RxBalance: https://rxbalance.org/ (https://rxbalance.org/) Moynihan R, et al. Selling Sickness: The Pharmaceutical Industry and Disease Mongering. BMJ. 2002;324(7342):886–891.

2. 

   31 Jul 2025

   Ep. 12 – “It’s Getting Hot in Here: Menopause, the Women’s Health Initiative, and hormone therapy” with Dr. Garnet Anderson and Cindy Pearson

   Episode 12 dives into the world of menopause. With special guests, Garnet Anderson PhD and Cindy Pearson, Pharmanipulation explores the evidence from and controversies about menopausal hormone therapy. Dr. Garnet Anderson is a biostatistician and clinical trialist at the Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center and is one of the Principal Investigators of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), a set of federally-funded, long-term studies of the effects of menopausal hormone therapy on chronic disease risks in postmenopausal women. Cindy Pearson is a women’s health activist who served as the executive director of the National Women’s Health Network for 25 years. Cindy led the Network’s efforts to expand access to health care and to improve research on women’s health. Additional Resources Manson JE, et al. The Women's Health InitiativeRandomized Trials and Clinical Practice: A Review (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38691368/). JAMA. 2024 May 28;331(20):1748-1760. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.6542. Hickey M, et al. Normalising menopause (https://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj-2021-069369). BMJ. 2022 Jun 15;377:e069369. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2021-069369. PMID: 35705221. Series on Menopause from The Lancet (https://www.thelancet.com/series-do/menopause-series-2024): published in March 2024, this series of articles and perspectives considers how we can empower women as they age and transition through menopause. SWAN Fact Sheets (https://www.swanstudy.org/fact-sheets/): these fact sheets summarize the results of the Study of Women'sHealth Across the Nation (SWAN). SWAN is the only multi-ethnic long-term natural history of women before, during, and after menopause. They outline the major findings from SWAN on bone health, memory and cognition, hot flashes,sleep, depression, urinary incontinence, sexual functioning, and vaginal health.

3. 

   16 Jun 2025

   Episode 11 - "Measles is on the rise, but vaccines are still wise!" with Dr. Paul Offit

   Dr. Paul Offit, virology and immunology expert, discusses the measles outbreak, vaccine risks and benefits, and the medical freedom movement in an interview with PharmedOut.

4. 

   13 Mar 2025

   Ep. 10 - “What Needs to Change at the FDA?” with Dr. Sharon Batt

   Episode 10 highlights examples of how patient advocacy groups influenced pharmaceutical decisions at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In a conversation with health policy researcher, author and activist, Sharon Batt PhD, we explore regulatory decisions on Relyvrio (AMX0035), Avastin (bevacizumab), and Addyi (flibanserin) within the context of our latest report “What Needs to Change at the FDA?Protecting and Advancing Public Health.” Pharmanipulation is produced by PharmedOut, a project at Georgetown University Medical Center that advances evidence-based prescribing. Additional Resources Full Report “What Needs to Change at the FDA? Protecting and Advancing Public Health”: https://georgetown.box.com/s/n87us836fpmdhtcvdaqopyobfwx7bymx (https://georgetown.box.com/s/n87us836fpmdhtcvdaqopyobfwx7bymx) Webinar on “What Needs to Change at the FDA?”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g9br3wZW-k&t=11s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g9br3wZW-k&t=11s) Article on “How some drug companies manipulate patient advocates” by Judith Garber: https://lowninstitute.org/how-some-drug-companies-manipulate-patient-advocates/ (https://lowninstitute.org/how-some-drug-companies-manipulate-patient-advocates/)

5. 

   23 May 2024

   Ep. 9 - "Epidemic Caused by Greed: Pain and the Opioid Crisis" with Dr. Andrew Kolodny

   Episode 9 features a conversation on opioids with Andrew Kolodny MD. Dr. Kolodny is a leading expert on the opioid crisis and serves as President of Health Professionals for Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP). We chat about the opioid epidemic in the US over the years, the covert marketing strategies used to sell opioids, and opioid prescribing guidelines. Pharmanipulation is produced by PharmedOut, a project at Georgetown University Medical Center that advances evidence-based prescribing. Additional Resources PROP’s Website: https://www.supportprop.org/ (https://www.supportprop.org/) PharmedOut on Opioids: https://sites.google.com/georgetown.edu/pharmedout/advocacy/pharmedout-on-opioids (https://sites.google.com/georgetown.edu/pharmedout/advocacy/pharmedout-on-opioids) PharmedOut's Journal Article, “Survey of opioid prescribing among dentists indicates need for more effective education regarding pain management” in Journal of the American Dental Association: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34689958/ (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34689958/) “Years into an addiction crisis, a med school lecture still minimized opioid risks” by Ed Silverman for STAT News, link: https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2024/02/07/opioid-addiction-pain-nova-southeastern-university-florida/ (https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2024/02/07/opioid-addiction-pain-nova-southeastern-university-florida/) Fact sheet on opioid marketing: https://georgetown.app.box.com/s/3fqr4f0nl4jnviwrcxhn6muaxqqptgsx (https://georgetown.app.box.com/s/3fqr4f0nl4jnviwrcxhn6muaxqqptgsx) Summaries of key articles on opioid marketing: https://georgetown.app.box.com/s/xt2rhk3tinq0rqgn9bz2dozm2w4dv84c (https://georgetown.app.box.com/s/xt2rhk3tinq0rqgn9bz2dozm2w4dv84c)

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   6 Mar 2024

   Ep. 8 - "The First One's Free and Then You're Hooked: The Problem with Free Drug Samples" with Dr. Shahram Ahari

   Episode 8 features an interview with Shahram Ahari MD, an emergency medicine physician and former drug rep, that explores the world of pharmaceutical samples. We chat about why samples are the most important marketing tactic drug companies have, how samples are used to manipulate prescribing choices, and discuss whether or not drug samples should be banned. Pharmanipulation is produced by PharmedOut, a project at Georgetown University Medical Center that advances evidence-based prescribing. Additional Resources PharmedOut fact sheet on drug samples: ⁠https://georgetown.app.box.com/s/y51hkdvu2dju9sv26fjcc976ivlvwtkj (https://sites.google.com/georgetown.edu/pharmedout/advocacy/alzheimers-and-mild-cognitive-impairment?authuser=0) Summaries of key articles on the topic of drug samples: ⁠https://georgetown.app.box.com/s/3052cjlgv9thfw0qf3k9fkuyio978mbr (https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(20)30367-6/fulltext) PharmedOut’s paper “Pharmaceutical marketing: the example of drug samples.” Link: https://joppp.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40545-022-00479-z (https://joppp.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40545-022-00479-z) PharmedOut’s paper “Following the Script: How Drug Reps Make Friends and Influence Doctors.” Link: https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0040150 (https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0040150) PharmedOut’s paper “Why lunch matters: Assessing physicians' perceptions about industry relationships.” Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/chp.20081 (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/chp.20081) Dr. Ahari’s op-ed in The Washington Post “I was a drug rep. I know how pharma companies pushed opioids.” Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/i-was-a-drug-rep-i-know-how-pharma-companies-pushed-opioids/2019/11/25/82b1da88-beb9-11e9-9b73-fd3c65ef8f9c_story.html (https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/i-was-a-drug-rep-i-know-how-pharma-companies-pushed-opioids/2019/11/25/82b1da88-beb9-11e9-9b73-fd3c65ef8f9c_story.html)

7. 

   13 Dec 2023

   Ep. 7 – “Rethinking mild cognitive impairment and dementia" with Dr. Peter Whitehouse and Dr. Lon Schneider

   Episode 7 features an interview with Peter Whitehouse MD, PhD and Lon Schneider MD, MS exploring dementia and mild cognitive impairment. We chat about the medicalization of normal aging, the overdiagnosis of mild cognitive impairment, problems with new drugs and tests for Alzheimer’s disease, and how to prevent dementia. Pharmanipulation is produced by PharmedOut, a project at Georgetown University Medical Center that advances evidence-based prescribing. Additional Resources PharmedOut resources on Alzheimer’s and Mild Cognitive Impairment: https://sites.google.com/georgetown.edu/pharmedout/advocacy/alzheimers-and-mild-cognitive-impairment?authuser=0 (https://sites.google.com/georgetown.edu/pharmedout/advocacy/alzheimers-and-mild-cognitive-impairment?authuser=0) Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission. Link: https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(20)30367-6/fulltext (https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(20)30367-6/fulltext) Making the Case for Accelerated Withdrawal of Aducanumab. Link: https://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/jad220262 (https://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/jad220262) Dr. Peter Whitehouse’s latest letter to the editor, “Cummings column on Alzheimer treatments skips over a few key things.” Link: https://www.cleveland.com/letters/2023/10/cummings-column-on-alzheimer-treatments-skips-over-a-few-key-things.html (https://www.cleveland.com/letters/2023/10/cummings-column-on-alzheimer-treatments-skips-over-a-few-key-things.html) American Dementia: Brain Health in an Unhealthy Society by Danny George PhD and Peter Whitehouse MD, PhD. Link: https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12394/american-dementia (https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12394/american-dementia) The Myth of Alzheimer’s: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis by Peter Whitehouse MD, PhD and Danny George MSc. Link: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780312368173/themythofalzheimers (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780312368173/themythofalzheimers)

8. 

   26 Oct 2023

   Ep. 6 – "Fat and fiction" Considering the risks and benefits of weight loss and weight loss drugs with Ragen Chastain and Dr. Joel Lexchin

   Episode 6 invites Ragen Chastain, activist and author, and Joel Lexchin MD of York University, to discuss myths about weight and health, the hype around Ozempic and Wegovy, and the unclear connection between weight loss and health. Pharmanipulation is produced by PharmedOut, a project at Georgetown University Medical Center that advances evidence-based prescribing. To learn more about Ragen Chastain and her work, please visit her website: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/ (https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/) Additional Resources Dances With Fat Monthly Workshop – September: Navigating Weight Stigma at the Doctor’s Office date changed from September 27 to October 11 to avoid overlap with ASDAH’s annual meeting. Link: https://danceswithfat.org/monthly-online-workshops/ (https://danceswithfat.org/monthly-online-workshops/) Books “Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia” by Sabrina Strings. Link: https://nyupress.org/9781479886753/fearing-the-black-body/ (https://nyupress.org/9781479886753/fearing-the-black-body/) “Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness” by Da'Shaun L. Harrison. Link: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/670607/belly-of-the-beast-by-dashaun-harrison/ (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/670607/belly-of-the-beast-by-dashaun-harrison/) Articles "Semaglutide: a new drug for the treatment of obesity" by Joel Lexchin and Barbara Mintzes. Drug Ther Bull. 2023 Oct 25:dtb-2023-000007. doi: 10.1136/dtb.2023.000007. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37879878/ (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37879878/) “How the ‘It's Bigger Than Me’ Campaign Is Harming Fat People for Profit" by Ragen Chastain. Link: https://themighty.com/topic/eating-disorders/its-bigger-than-me-campaign-harms-fat-people-for-profit/ (https://themighty.com/topic/eating-disorders/its-bigger-than-me-campaign-harms-fat-people-for-profit/) “Weighing the Consequences of Weight-Loss Drugs” by Judy Butler and Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman. Link: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/104482 (https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/104482) Igho J. Onakpoya, Carl J. Heneghan and Jeffrey K. Aronson. Post-marketing withdrawal of anti-obesity medicinal products because of adverse drug reactions: a systematic review. BMC Medicine 2016;14:191. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27894343/ (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27894343/) Prescrire’s "Semaglutide (Wegovy°) for excess body weight" Prescrire International 2023; 32 (245): 36-38. Link: https://english.prescrire.org/en/81/168/66102/0/NewsDetails.aspx (https://english.prescrire.org/en/81/168/66102/0/NewsDetails.aspx) Please note: the full article is available for subscribers only. PharmedOut is supported primarily by individual donations. To donate, please visit: https://sites.google/com/georgetown.edu/pharmedout/donate (https://sites.google/com/georgetown.edu/pharmedout/donate)

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   11 Jul 2023

   Ep. 5 – “Under the Knife and Over it” Unnecessary C-sections and hysterectomies with Dr. Tony Scialli

   Episode 5 invites Tony Scialli MD, an obstetrician-gynecologist and reproductive toxicologist, to talk about the overuse of gynecologic surgeries – namely hysterectomies and Cesarean sections. Pharmanipulation is produced by PharmedOut, a Georgetown University Medical Center rational prescribing project. For a transcript of this episode, please visit: https://georgetown.box.com/s/1bdbxvaezezlpu0qsm02q3101mmhsi3a (https://georgetown.box.com/s/1bdbxvaezezlpu0qsm02q3101mmhsi3a) To learn more about Dr. Tony Scialli, please visit his website: https://www.scialliconsulting.com/#about (https://www.scialliconsulting.com/#about) Additional Resources The Cultural Warping of Childbirth by Doris Haire. Link: https://www.abebooks.com/9789315600471/Cultural-Warping-Childbirth-Doris-Haire-9315600479/plp (https://www.abebooks.com/9789315600471/Cultural-Warping-Childbirth-Doris-Haire-9315600479/plp) Our Bodies, Ourselves by Boston Women’s Health Collective. Link: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Our-Bodies-Ourselves/Boston-Womens-Health-Book-Collective/9781439190661 (https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Our-Bodies-Ourselves/Boston-Womens-Health-Book-Collective/9781439190661) Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin. Link: https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31385160493&ref_=ps_ggl_17730880232&cm_mmc=ggl-_-US_Shopp_Trade_10to20-_-product_id=COM9781570671043USED-_-keyword=&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1_SkBhDwARIsANbGpFs4ExX1P9YXQFUuTueJytlUy2VdelLMIBU7neywgGu14aYawh1w7hkaArxfEALw_wcB (https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31385160493&ref_=ps_ggl_17730880232&cm_mmc=ggl-_-US_Shopp_Trade_10to20-_-product_id=COM9781570671043USED-_-keyword=&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1_SkBhDwARIsANbGpFs4ExX1P9YXQFUuTueJytlUy2VdelLMIBU7neywgGu14aYawh1w7hkaArxfEALw_wcB) National Women’s Health Network. Link: https://nwhn.org/ (https://nwhn.org/) PharmedOut is supported primarily by individual donations. To donate, please visit: https://sites.google/com/georgetown.edu/pharmedout/donate (https://sites.google/com/georgetown.edu/pharmedout/donate)

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    26 May 2023

    Ep. 4 - "How Do We Know We are Sick? Culture, Disease and Illness" with Dr. Sylvia Önder and Dr. Yulia Chentsova Dutton

    Episode 4 invites medical anthropologist Sylvia Önder PhD and cultural psychologist Yulia Chentsova Dutton PhD to discuss the differences among disease, sickness and illness and explore the concepts of invented diseases, folk illnesses, and the social value of certain diseases. Pharmanipulation is produced by PharmedOut, a Georgetown University Medical Center rational prescribing project. For a transcript of this episode, please visit: https://georgetown.box.com/s/ufrrmreu5d26cbfvorbu863uz32qkih9 (https://georgetown.box.com/s/ufrrmreu5d26cbfvorbu863uz32qkih9) PharmedOut Conference: https://sites.google.com/georgetown.edu/pharmedout/resources/conferences/2023-conference (https://sites.google.com/georgetown.edu/pharmedout/resources/conferences/2023-conference) Bonnie O’Connor. Healing Traditions: Alternative Medicine and the Health Professions. 1995. Link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt3fhvd3 (https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt3fhvd3) Irving Zola. Medicine as an institution of social control. 1976. Link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/43618673 (https://www.jstor.org/stable/43618673) Michel Foucault. The Birth of the Clinic: An Archaeology of Medical Perception. Link: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/55034/the-birth-of-the-clinic-by-michel-foucault/ (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/55034/the-birth-of-the-clinic-by-michel-foucault/) PharmedOut is supported primarily by individual donations. To donate, please visit: https://sites.google/com/georgetown.edu/pharmedout/donate (https://sites.google/com/georgetown.edu/pharmedout/donate)

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    29 Mar 2023

    Ep. 3 - "Paying Attention to ADHD: Diagnosis and Treatment in Children" with Dr. Gretchen LeFever Watson and Robert Whitaker

    Episode 3 of Pharmanipulation invites Gretchen LeFever Watson PhD and Robert Whitaker to question diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and to critique drug treatment of behaviors associated with ADHD. Pharmanipulation is produced by PharmedOut, a Georgetown University Medical Center rational prescribing project. For a transcript of this episode, please visit: https://georgetown.box.com/s/jjei0u9zhtezfqg2i5p83h9per8nzugc (https://georgetown.box.com/s/jjei0u9zhtezfqg2i5p83h9per8nzugc) For a list of resources and studies mentioned in this episode, please visit: ⁠https://bit.ly/Ep3Resources (https://georgetown.box.com/s/ivv55hvcwl8p48d2cwmn8pyvjwjjx4q4) To learn more about Dr. LeFever Watson, please visit her website: https://drgretchenwatson.com/ (https://drgretchenwatson.com/) To learn more about Robert Whitaker, please visit his website: https://www.madinamerica.com/robert-whitaker-new/  (https://www.madinamerica.com/robert-whitaker-new/) PharmedOut is supported primarily by individual donations. To donate, please visit: https://sites.google/com/georgetown.edu/pharmedout/donate (https://sites.google/com/georgetown.edu/pharmedout/donate)

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    15 Feb 2023

    Ep. 2 - "Here Comes the Sun(screen): Myths about Melanoma" with Dr. Adewole Adamson

    Episode 2 of Pharmanipulation invites Adewole S. Adamson MD, MPP, to discuss the relationship of sun exposure to melanoma, whether sunscreen actually prevents skin cancer, and the overdiagnosis of melanoma. Dr. Adamson is a board-certified dermatologist and an assistant professor in the department of Internal Medicine at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin where he studies skin cancer, evidence-based medicine, and health policy. He is also the Director of the Pigmented Lesion Clinic at the University of Texas at Austin, and he serves as an assistant editor at JAMA Dermatology. Pharmanipulation is produced by PharmedOut, a Georgetown University Medical Center rational prescribing project. For a transcript of this episode, please visit: https://georgetown.box.com/s/3bte8vynpulj33kv3qdtwdabamm2n9xx (https://georgetown.app.box.com/s/3bte8vynpulj33kv3qdtwdabamm2n9xx) To learn more about Dr. Adamson, please visit his website: https://adeadamson.com/ (https://adeadamson.com/) Dr. Adamson’s paper on Estimating Overdiagnosis of Melanoma Using Trends Among Black and White Patients in the U.S. is available here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/fullarticle/2789995 (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/fullarticle/2789995) Dr. Adamson’s paper on The Rapid Rise in Cutaneous Melanoma Diagnoses is available here: https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMsb2019760?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed (https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMsb2019760?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed) PharmedOut is supported primarily by individual donations. To make a donation please visit: https://sites.google/com/georgetown.edu/pharmedout/donate (https://sites.google/com/georgetown.edu/pharmedout/donate)

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    5 Jan 2023

    Ep. 1 - Unlocking Pharma’s Secrets

    Pharmanipulation is a new show created by PharmedOut, dedicated to the topics of evidence-based medicine and industry influence on medical information and public health. PharmedOut is a Georgetown University Medical Center rational prescribing project. Episode 1 covers pharmaceutical marketing tactics, industry influence on medical knowledge, and invented diseases. Join hosts Caroline Renko and Patricia Bencivenga as they interview Adriane Fugh-Berman MD, the Director of PharmedOut. Links PharmedOut website: https://www.pharmedout.org/ (https://www.pharmedout.org/) PharmedOut is supported primarily by individual donations. To make a donation please visit: https://sites.google.com/georgetown.edu/pharmedout/donate (https://sites.google.com/georgetown.edu/pharmedout/donate) Pharma Marketing Hub (factsheets and summaries of important topics): https://sites.google.com/georgetown.edu/pharmedout/resources/pharma-marketing-hub?authuser=0 (https://sites.google.com/georgetown.edu/pharmedout/resources/pharma-marketing-hub?authuser=0) Patient Grooming Webinar: https://youtu.be/PD_tBqHDouY (https://youtu.be/PD_tBqHDouY) Transcript to this episode: https://georgetown.box.com/s/qsf6875gd5qgelemtx9urltgaxyl77lx (https://georgetown.box.com/s/qsf6875gd5qgelemtx9urltgaxyl77lx)

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

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4.5 / 5

15 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 22 / 100

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