Nicole Dubowitz
Project Manager for PharmedOut
Nicole Dubowitz is the project manager for PharmedOut, a Georgetown University Medical Center project that advances evidence-based prescribing and educates health care professionals about pharmaceutical marketing practices.
Posts by Nicole Dubowitz
- Bioethics Forum Essay
Making an Example of Martin Shkreli
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayLast month, the New York Times reported that the price of a 62-year old little-known drug, Daraprim (pyrimethamine), rose overnight from $18 to $750 a pill. About 100 pills are needed to treat toxoplasmosis, a disease caused by a parasite that lives inside a third of humans but can cause life-thre...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
LEGGO the Logo? Why Pharma Logos Belong on CME
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssaySeveral weeks ago, the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) announced a new rule banning corporate logos from accredited educational materials for physicians. The ACCME sets standards for the continuing medical education (CME) that most practicing physicians must obtain in o...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Low-T, High Profit?
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayAn unusually lengthy and undoubtedly expensive 90-second commercial for Androgel aired during men’s swimming and volleyball events in NBC’s coverage of the Olympics. The ad touts Androgel 1.62%, a more concentrated formulation of Abbott Laboratories’ testosterone treatment, and starts by a...Read the Post