Conference follow-up: References and suggested readings
Thank you to all the pharmacists that attended my talk today at the Canadian Pharmacists Association conference. As promised, here’s a list of references and further readings. Some are written by myself, some by my colleagues at Science-Based Medicine or other blogs. Some are direct link to the source material.
Regulatory Framework for OTC drugs
Rx, OTC, BTC – Wading into Pharmacy’s Alphabet Soup
Children’s Cough and Cold Products
What’s with the new cough and cold products?
Cough and Cold Products for Children: Risk and No Benefit
Natural Health Products Regulations
Safe and Effective? A Consumer’s Guide to Natural Health Products
Placebo Effects
What is Science-Based Medicine?
Of SBM and EBM Redux. Part I: Does EBM Undervalue Basic Science and Overvalue RCTs?
Of SBM and EBM Redux. Part II: Is it a Good Idea to test Highly Implausible Health Claims?
Of SBM and EBM Redux. Part III: Parapsychology is the Role Model for “CAM” Research
Of SBM and EBM Redux. Part IV: More Cochrane and a little Bayes
Of SBM and EBM Redux. Part IV, Continued: More Cochrane and a little Bayes
The risks of CAM: How much do we know?
John Ioannidis: Why Most Published Research Findings are False and Contradicted and Initially Stronger Effects in Highly Cited Clinical Research.
Withdrawn: Cochrane review of Oscillococcinum
Weight Loss using a meal replacement strategy or orlistat.
Cochrane reviews of homeopathy for dementia and for labour.
Reviews of herbal products and other supplements from Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database (subscription required).
For credible, science-based information on obesity and weight loss, check out Weighty Matters, Obesity Panacea, and Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes.
The detox myth
Cough and Colds
Ginseng and Cold-fX and this post, from Ottawa Skeptics.
Assessment of the antitussive efficacy of codeine in cough associated with the common cold.
Calcium and cardiovascular risks
Other information taken from Up-To-Date (Subscription Required) and RxFiles (Subscriptions Required).
NSAID toxicity, cardiovascular risks, and topical NSAIDs.
Further readings
Snake Oil Science, Trick or Treatment, and Bad Science.
Blogs to follow: Science-Based Pharmacy and Science-Based Medicine.
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