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• Investigating the health industry

  McKie and Reber outline the investigative process behind their IRE Award-winning series, Prescribed to Death. They summarize ten strategies that enabled them to construct and original, comprehensive investigation.

  Tags: health care; health; medicine; pharmaceuticals; drugs; medical; doctors; hospitals; research; prescriptions; senior citizens; retirees

  By David McKie, Susanne Reber

  2006

• Uncovering the Secrets of Seroxat

  The author recounts each stage of the BBC Panorama investigation into the drug Seroxat, which is known as Paxil in the United States. It is one of the world's most prescribed anti-depressants, and it is addictive and can cause self-harm and suicide in some patients. The BBC investigation also found that the drug was sometimes tested on children.

  Tags: prescription medicine; drug companies; television journalism; broadcast news; health

  By Shelley Jofre

  2005

• Using CAR to cover adverse drug reactions

  In this tipsheet, McKie first explains his own CAR investigations into health care, and then lists ten strategies that helped him get the story. The strategies include everything from "Be willing to negotiate" to "Explain to your audience what the database can't tell you." McKie includes a detailed explanation for each tip.

  Tags: health; doctors; drugs; prescription medicine; insurance; hospitals; pharmacies; broadcast journalism; CAR

  By David McKie

  2005

• Investigating Off-Label Prescriptions

  In this tipsheet, Young explains what "off-label prescribing" is as well as ways drugs are used off label. Included are sources that evaluate effectiveness of these drugs as well as tips for identifying off-label therapies that might be risky to patients.

  Tags: pharmaceuticals; health care; drugs; prescriptions; off label; off-label prescribing; treatment; medicine; investigative reporting; public health; public safety

  By Alison Young

  2004

• Investigating Pharmaceuticals

  For the Herald-Leader's series "Prescription for Pain," which covered the Oxycontin outbreak in Kentucky, the newspaper had to obtain data on the drug from multiple sources. Local, state and federal data were all necessary, and this tipsheet looks at how they obtained all their data, and what they did with it once it was in their possession.

  Tags: OxyContin

  By Linda J. Johnson

  2004

• Prescription Drug Websites

  Fred Schulte, who reported the "Rx for Death" series, offers a few websites that can help reporters working on similar stories. The websites cover prescription drug abuse, pain management and addiction medicine.

  Tags: Drugs; prescription

  By Fred Schulte

  2003

• Covering Biotechs, Pharmas and Licensing Issues

  Tipsheet includes a list of seven useful websites for reporters to consult while working on pharmaceutical related stories. Also includes brief descriptions of each site.

  Tags: pharmaceuticals; drugs; prescription drugs; medicine; licensing

  By Mike McGraw

  2003

• Examining the Pharmaceutical Industry

  Tipsheet explains how this reporter investigated the Danish pharmaceutical industry. Landsted focused on the drug Deanxit. Tipsheet includes a the author's methodology for writing the story.

  Tags: pharmaceuticals; prescription drugs; Deanxit; medicine; medical industry; drugs; Danish

  By Anne Lea Landsted

  2003

• Investigating Legal Drugs

  Prescription drugs can be just as problematic as illegal substances. Skertic covered abuse of Ritalin and similar drugs used to treat ADD children. In this tipsheet, he discusses the experiences he had working on the story and how you can do similar work in your newsroom. Skertic goes into the database he used and what problems you will encounter getting and using the data.

  Tags: prescription; drugs; legal drugs; ritalin; adderall; ADD; ADHD; doctors; medicine; medication; FOI; DEA; pharmacies; pharmacist; narcotics; national drug code

  By Mark Skertic

  2003