Press Release – July 29, 2013

Press Release – July 29, 2013

The Medical Letter Offers Free Subscriptions to 3rd- and 4th-Year Medical Students

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (July 29, 2013) - The Medical Letter is pleased to announce a limited time, free subscription program for 3rd- and 4th-year medical students.

Since 1959, The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics has provided objective, peer-reviewed evaluations of new FDA-approved drugs, and new information on previously approved drugs. Its companion publication – Treatment Guidelines from The Medical Letter – rounds out this information with unbiased reviews of drug classes used to treat common disorders.  Both publications are concise, easy-to-read newsletters, available in print, online and as a mobile app for iPad, iPhone, iTouch, Android and Kindle Fire.  

“We have decided to offer an online subscription to The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics and Treatment Guidelines from The Medical Letter, free to 3rd- and 4th-year students so the next generation of physicians learn that the source of their drug information is as important as the treatment decisions they’ll ultimately be making,” said Mark Abramowicz, MD Editor in Chief.

“More than 250,000 physicians subscribe or have online access to our publications,” he added, “which are totally independent of the pharmaceutical industry. We are supported entirely by subscriptions; we do not accept advertisements, gifts, donations or grants, and we do not sell bulk reprints to the industry. That makes The Medical Letter truly objective and unbiased.”

Third- and 4th-year medical students interested in signing up for a free online account, can go to: medicalletter.org/3MTSFT or call customer service at 800.211.2769.

About The Medical Letter
The Medical Letter, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that publishes critical appraisals of new prescription drugs and comparative reviews of previously approved drugs in its newsletters: The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics and Treatment Guidelines from The Medical Letter. It also publishes handbooks on topics such as drugs for parasitic infections, and antimicrobial therapy. The Medical Letter, Inc., is supported entirely by subscriber fees and is based in New Rochelle, NY. For more information call (800) 211-2769 or go to medicalletter.org.

Contacts
Joanne Valentino
Director Marketing & Communications
The Medical Letter Inc.
145 Huguenot St., Suite 312
New Rochelle, NY 10801
Phone: 914.235.0500 Ext. 345
joanne@medicalletter.org