October 26, 2006

A Serious Drug Problem – The Medicare Prescription Bill of 2003 – Krugman

A Serious Drug Problem – The Medicare Prescription Bill of 2003 – Krugman Fri, 6 May 2005

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A Serious Drug Problem – The Medicare Prescription Bill of 2003 – Krugman

October 26, 2006

UK: Drugs firms ‘creating ills for every pill / US ‘Bioshield’ Drug-Patent Plan Draws Fire

UK: Drugs firms ‘creating ills for every pill / US ‘Bioshield’ Drug-Patent Plan Draws Fire Mon, 04

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UK: Drugs firms ‘creating ills for every pill / US ‘Bioshield’ Drug-Patent Plan Draws Fire

October 26, 2006

Marketing Drugs by Marketing Sex–Cheerleader Sales Reps

Marketing Drugs by Marketing Sex–Cheerleader Sales Reps Mon, 28 Nov 2005 Readers, but not the medical community,

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Marketing Drugs by Marketing Sex–Cheerleader Sales Reps

October 26, 2006

Selling Sickness: Pharma Industry Turning Us All Into Patients

Selling Sickness: Pharma Industry Turning Us All Into Patients Mon, 12 Sep 2005 Related Link: Selling Sickness

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Selling Sickness: Pharma Industry Turning Us All Into Patients

October 26, 2006

Prologue – Selling sickness – Moynihan & Cassels

Prologue Selling sickness by Ray Moynihan and Alan Cassels Thirty years ago the head of one of

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Prologue – Selling sickness – Moynihan & Cassels

October 26, 2006

UK reports the FDA Conceals Vital Data on Prescription Drugs – Independent

UK reports the FDA Conceals Vital Data on Prescription Drugs – Independent Sun, 12 Jun 2005 The

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UK reports the FDA Conceals Vital Data on Prescription Drugs – Independent

October 26, 2006

Whistleblowers: Dangerous Pursuit for Profits at the Expense of Patients’ Lives

Whistleblowers: Dangerous Pursuit for Profits at the Expense of Patients’ Lives Sat, 12 Mar 2005 Several prescription

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Whistleblowers: Dangerous Pursuit for Profits at the Expense of Patients’ Lives

October 26, 2006

Recycled drugs: failed antidepressants– Stratera marketed for ADHD; Cymbalta for incontinence

Recycled drugs: failed antidepressants– Stratera marketed for ADHD; Cymbalta for incontinence Mon, 26 Apr 2004 A front

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Recycled drugs: failed antidepressants– Stratera marketed for ADHD; Cymbalta for incontinence

October 26, 2006

How Health Care in America Became Big Business–And Bad Medicine – OpEd NYT – Zoloft NYT Ad Fails to Disclose Suicide risk

How Health Care in America Became Big Business–And Bad Medicine – OpEd NYT Zoloft NYT Ad Fails

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How Health Care in America Became Big Business–And Bad Medicine – OpEd NYT – Zoloft NYT Ad Fails to Disclose Suicide risk

June 27, 2006

NEJM Vioxx Safety Correction / Consumers International Accuses Industry–Unscrupulous Marketing

The published correction issued by the NEJM to Merck’s critical study of of its painkiller Vioxx, contradicts

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NEJM Vioxx Safety Correction / Consumers International Accuses Industry–Unscrupulous Marketing

June 4, 2006

FDA sanctioned Exploitation: Viagra Tested in Children

FDA "bioethicist" Dr. Sara Bodkind, told the President’s Council on Bioethics ( December 2005) that under the

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FDA sanctioned Exploitation: Viagra Tested in Children

April 10, 2006

Disease Mongering_Conference / PLoS Special Issue

 An Inaugural Conference on Disease-Mongering, April, 11 to 13, is being hosted by the Newcastle Institute of

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Disease Mongering_Conference / PLoS Special Issue

January 15, 2006

Big Pharma: The Fool’s Gold that Heals_New Book

Below is an edited extract from the forthcoming book, Big Pharma, by Jacky Law, to be published

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Big Pharma: The Fool’s Gold that Heals_New Book