Charles Medawar

Charles Medawar, a specialist on medical policy and drug safety, is currently a director of a small London-based unit, Social Audit Ltd, mainly funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust.

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Nov. 20, 2003

A Looming Anti-Depressants Crisis

The widespread prescription of drugs for troubled minds has always ended badly, right back to the days of opiates and cocaine, up through br…

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