The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. Add to that more than 3,000 tipsheets from our national conferences on how to cover specific beats or do specific stories and you have a resource that no reporter or editor should be without. These stories and tipsheets are searchable online or by contacting the Resource Center directly (573-882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org) where a researcher can help you pinpoint what you need. Browse or search the tipsheet section of our library below. Logged-in members can view the tipsheets free online:
Search results for "Federal Drug Administration" ...
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Health Care on the Beat
Wilson's tipsheet gives a number of links to various sites that could be helpful when covering the health care beat. Included are sites specifically related to: pharmaceuticals; health care fraud; federal leads for health care stories.
Tags: health care; pharmaceuticals; fraud; Federal Drug Administration; FDA; adverse events; False Claims Act;
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Data on Addiction
The main source of federal data on drug use is the Substance Abuse and mental Health Services Administration. Suo discusses some of the data sets that are available from the organization's website, as well as the pros and cons of each one.
Tags: drugs; public health; public safety; narcotics; data analysis; computer-assisted reporting
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Internet Resources and Public Records
Provides a listing of websites for information about drug trials; lists sites to help track money, survivors and doctors; Includes reference points to use in accountability; Lists other databases available on the FDA website that are helpful
Tags: Federal Drug Administration; drug trials; pharmaceutical industry; American Medical Association; National Bioethics Advisory Commission