Two experts question on bmj.com today whether the conflict of interest is unethical when drug companies perform clinical trials on their own medicines. Their opinions come as new guidance on the obligatory standards for communicating company...

When your doctor writes you a prescription, that's just between you, your doctor and maybe your health insurance company, right? Wrong. The pharmaceutical companies that make those prescription drugs are also looking over the doctor's shoulder,...

The NIMH-sponsored New Clinical Drugs Evaluation Unit (NCDEU) meeting is a favored venue for reports and reviews of NIH-funded psychopharmacological studies, and this was true of the recent annual meeting in Hollywood, Fla. The meeting included a...

Despite a large increase in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) doctors are still pushing drugs at patients, according to Dr Jennifer Wild, a senior lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry. In this week's Scrubbing Up, she argues that GPs need to...

The FDA has cleared ziprasidone (Geodon) for maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder as an adjunct to lithium or valproate. It joins several other antipsychotic drugs -- including quetiapine (Seroquel), aripiprazole (Abilify), and olanzapine...