BRUSSELS - Can we expect pill manufacturers to provide objective information? This is the first in a series of articles on the influence of the pharmaceutical industry in Europe.
The European Commission is brooding on plans to allow pharmaceutical companies to have direct contact with patients about their drugs. Until now, this has been prohibited. Health groups in member states heavily oppose that business plan from the Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry. Can we expect pill manufacturers to provide objective information? That question begins a series of articles on the influence of the pharmaceutical industry in Europe. The series is an example of European cooperation between Brigitte Alfter (Copenhagen), Joop Bouma (Amsterdam) and Marleen Teugels (Brussels) who are part of IReNe - the Investigative Reporters Network Europe. The series received support from both Journalismfund's Pascal Decroos Fund and the Dutch Fund for Special Journalistic Projects.
- De slag om de patiënt - Knack
- Patiëntenlobby te koop - Knack
- De ADHD epidemie - Knack
- Incidenten met medicamenten - Knack
- Trouw, 2 en 3 oktober 2008
- Trouw, 2 oktober 2008, 'Slik mijn pil, zegt de farmaceut'
- Infomycose.info
- EFPIA.eu
- The Guardian - Coming soon: the shopping channel run by drug firms
- EUobserver.com
- Links to articles Brigitte in Samvirke
- Overzicht artikels Joop Bouma in Trouw
- Trouw maakt veiligheidsrapporten openbaar
PRINT/ONLINE
- Knack, 38e jaargang - nr. 40 van 01 tot 07 oktober 2008 - De plannen van de farma-industrie (1) - De slag om de patiënt (pdf, 433 KB). (p.30-34)
- Knack, 38e jaargang - nr. 41 van 08 tot 14 oktober 2008 - De plannen van de farma-industrie (2) - Patiëntenlobby te koop (pdf, 201 KB)
- Knack, 38e jaargang - nr. 42 van 15 tot 21 oktober 2008 - De plannen van de farma-industrie (3) - De ADHD epidemie (pdf, 1.06 MB) (p.44-50)
- Trouw, 2 en 3 oktober 2008
- Trouw, 2 oktober 2008, 'Slik mijn pil, zegt de farmaceut'
- Samvirke - http://viewer.zmags.com/showmag.php?mid=wqtrrh#/page0/