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Low-T Gels Not Highly Effective - or Safe
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Low-T Gels Not Highly Effective – or Safe

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3 Steps From Pain Management to Heroin or Opioid Painkillers
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3 Steps From Pain Management to Heroin or Opioid Painkillers

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Quick Hits: Diflucan – Yeast Infection Drug Linked To Birth Defects

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How Pharma Kickbacks & Marketing Hide the Truth About Drugs
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How Pharma Kickbacks & Marketing Hide the Truth About Drugs

Suzanne B. Robotti
State Prescription Monitoring Programs Curb Opioid Overdose Deaths
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Prescription Monitoring Curbs Opioid Overdoses

Jonathan Block
Drugs With Highest Risk for Dehydration or Heat-Related Illness
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Drugs With Highest Risk for Dehydration or Heat-Related Illness

Jonathan Block
Episode 3: Placebo as Medicine
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Episode 3: Placebo as Medicine

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Drug Classification Schedule of Medicines During Pregnancy
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Drug Classification Schedule of Medicines During Pregnancy

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EpiPen And The Problem With Unbranded Pharma Ads
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EpiPen And The Problem With Unbranded Pharma Ads

Jonathan Block
About Half of Americans Take Prescription Painkillers or Sedatives
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About Half of Americans Take Prescription Painkillers or Sedatives

Jonathan Block
5 Common Drug Risk Classes for Seniors to Avoid
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5 Common Drug Risk Classes for Seniors to Avoid

Suzanne B. Robotti
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Quick Hits: Drug Interactions With Contraceptives & More

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"My Drug Dealer Was a Doctor"
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“My Drug Dealer Was a Doctor”

Suzanne B. Robotti
Time For The FDA To Get Tough On Off-Label Drug Promotion
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Time For The FDA To Get Tough On Off-Label Drug Promotion

Jonathan Block
Prescription Drug Advertising May Soon Come to Twitter
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Prescription Drug Advertising May Soon Come to Twitter

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What Happens When The FDA Is Addicted To The Drug Industry?
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What Happens When The FDA Is Addicted To The Drug Industry?

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Hide and Don’t Seek: "Why drug side effects are kept hidden?
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Hide and Don’t Seek: “Why drug side effects are kept hidden?

Padma Nagappan
Episode 14: The Top Stories About Opioids
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Episode 14: The Top Stories About Opioids

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What’s Wrong with Drug Importation?

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