Ghostwriting Ban Included in Voluntary Guidelines From Drug Industry Group
Ghostwriting In Drug Industry Ban In New Guidelines. The drug industry group PhRMA has banned medical ghostwriting. According to The Wall Street Journal, the ban is part of new voluntary clinical trial guidelines that went into effect today. The guidelines were approved by PhRMA's board, which includes officials from most of the big … [Read more...]
Wyeth Ghostwriting Allegations
A publisher is investigating allegations that Wyeth Pharmaceuticals paid ghostwriters to author favorable articles about its hormone replacement medications that appeared in one of its medical journals. According to The Wall Street Journal, publisher Elsevier decided to look into the allegations, which were originally made public by … [Read more...]