Ethics, policy & reform

See also: Merck and the Vioxx debaclePharmacovigilance & drug safety reporting

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Elliott C. White Coat, Black Hat: Adventures on the Dark Side of Medicine. Beacon Press; 2010. Amazon

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Makary MA, Daniel M. Medical error—the third leading cause of death in the US. BMJ. 2016. doi:10.1136/bmj.i2139PubMed

Orr R, Dejean A. Medical injury? Don’t call the lawyers. Niskanen Center. May 11, 2022. Accessed July 16, 2022.

Ritterman JB. To err is human: Can American medicine learn from past mistakes? Perm J. 2017. doi:10.7812/TPP/16-181PubMedPMC full text

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There is a worrying amount of fraud in medical research. The Economist. February 22, 2023.

Young TH. Forbidden Knowledge: A Self-Advocate’s Guide to Managing Your Prescription Drugs. Dundurn Press; 2023. Amazon