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Pharmaceutical lobbying in Brazil: a missing topic in the public health research agenda

ABSTRACT In the US, where registration of lobbyists is mandatory, the pharmaceutical industry and private health-care providers spend huge amounts of money seeking to influence health policies and government decisions. In Brazil, where lobbying lacks transparency, there is virtually no data on drug indus...

Food and beverage industries' participation in health scientific events: considerations on conflicts of interest

Several sectors of the industry (pharmaceutical, food, and other) often occupy a prominent position in scientific meetings on health. The aim of this article is to discuss the participation of food and beverage industries (Big Food and Big Soda) in events organized by scientific institutions in health an...

Ticagrelor en el síndrome coronario agudo. Explicando lo inexplicable
[Ticagrelor in acute coronary syndrome. Explaining the inexplicable]

Medicina (B.Aires); 74 (3), 2014
The PLATO study evaluated the efficacy of adding ticagrelor, instead of clopidogrel, to aspirin in patients with acute coronary syndrome, which showed surprisingly positive results making the drug acceptable to regulatory agencies and specialty societies worldwide. Notwithstanding the aforementioned succ...