Presented at Medicine 2.0 in Toronto, September 4, 2008. Official, expert drug accounts have become highly contested, and direct, consumer accounts found online may have potential to complement, supplement, or replace expertise.
Construction of Expertise in the Age of the Internet: Psychotropic Drug Knowledge in Consumer-Constructed Websites
1. The Construction of Expertise in the Age of the Internet: Psychotropic Drug Knowledge in Online Consumer Accounts Shannon Hughes, MSW, Ph.D. Candidate Florida International University, Miami, FL Non-presenting author: David Cohen, Ph.D. Medicine 2.0 , Toronto, Ontario September 4-5, 2008
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14. Pharma Wikipedia Edits, 2002-2007 Omeprazole : Deleted sentence about heavy marketing of Nexium in the face of generic competition; Added summaries of several studies where Nexium outperforms Prilosec Drotrecogin alfa : Deleted word “deceptive” before “marketing campaign” ; Deleted 6 contraindications GlaxoSmithKline : Added paragraph about “Good Works” of company Total Edits Edits related to meds/pharma Example edited entries Astra Zeneca 949 23 (2.4%) quetiapine ; omeprazole Eli Lilly 832 38 (4.6%) drotrecogin alfa; Talk:fluoxetine GSK 1,148 31 (2.7%) GlaxoSmithKline