1. Availability of Treatment
2. Novelty of Treatment
3. Disease Mongering
4. Evidence
5. Quantification of Benefits of Treatment
6. Quantification of Harms of Treatment
7. Sources of Information
8. Treatment Options
9. Costs of Treatment
10. Relies on Press Release

From: Letter 67, Evaluating the Media as a source of Drug Therapy Information

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