15.141 Economics of the Health Care Industries
E. Berndt, S. Finkelstein

Articles

• "Claritin and Schering-Plough:  A Prescription for Profit" 
  March 11, 2001, The New York Times, by Stephen S. Hall
  
• Guidance for Industry, by U.S. H&HS, F&DA & CDER:
  -  Aerosol Steroid Product Safety Information in Prescription
      Drug Advertising and Promotional Labeling (.pdf format)
  
  -  Consumer-Directed Broadcast Advertisement (.pdf format)
      & Questions & Answers (.pdf format)
  
  -  Industry-Supported Scientific and Educational Activities
      (.pdf format)

• Essay I:  due March 9, 2001 - Writing Assignment (.pdf format)
• Essay I:  due March 9, 2001 - Writing Assignment (.doc format)
  
• Essay II:  due April 13, 2001 - Writing Assignment (.pdf format)
• Essay II:  due April 13, 2001 - Writing Assignment (.doc format)
  
• Essay III:  due May 18,  2001 - Writing Assignment (.pdf format)
• Essay III:  due May 18, 2001 - Writing Assignment (.doc format)

• Tues., February 27, 2001 - Slide Presentation
  by David J. Wierz, Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals
• Tues., March 13, 2001 - Slide Presentation 1
  by Ernst R. Berndt, Ph.D., MIT
• Tues., March 13, 2001 - Slide Presentation 2
  by Susan Ross, M.D., MetaWorks, Inc.
• Tues., March 20, 2001 - Slide Presentation
  by Glenn Pransky, M.D., M.Occ.H.,
  Liberty Mutual Center for Disability Research
• Tues., May 1, 2001 - Slide Presentation
  by Richard Manning, Ph.D., Pfizer, Inc.
• Tues., May 8, 2001 - Slide Presentation 1
  by Nancy M. Ostrove, Ph.D., Food and Drug Administration
• Tues., May 8, 2001 - Slide Presentation 2
  by Len Tacconi, Merck & Company, Inc.

• Tues. February 27, 2001 - Reading Assignment
  by Prof. Rebecca Henderson & Iain M. Cockburn, Ph.D. (.pdf format) 
• Tues. April 10, 2001 - Reading Assignments  
  by Jean Paul Gagnon, Ph.D. (.pdf format) 
• Tues. April 10, 2001 - Reading Assignments 
  by G. Oster, G. Borok, J. Menzin, J. Heyse, R. Epstein, V. Quinn, V. Benson, R. Dudl, & A. Epstein (.pdf format) 
• Tues. April 24, 2001 - Reading Assignments
  *see Articles section above "Guidance for Industry" 4 Articles*
• Tues. May 1, 2001 - Reading Assignment
  by Ernst R. Berndt, Linda Bui, David R. Reiley, and Glen L. Urban (.pdf format)