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Review
. 2006 Feb;61(2):123-6.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2005.02528.x.

Drug safety and the media

Patrick C Waller  1 , Stephen J W Evans, Keith Beard
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Review

Drug safety and the media

Patrick C Waller et al. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2006 Feb.

Abstract

This article reviews the problems that may arise as a result of media coverage of drug safety issues. In order to promote more balanced coverage and avoid unnecessary scares, professionals working in the area of drug safety should rethink their strategies for dealing with the media.

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