An appalling spectacle is taking place in secret in the U.K. whose stench is reminiscent of the Salem witches trials of 1692! Continue reading →
January 2007 Archive
Reminder BBC Panorama-Secrets of the Drug Trial
The first in the BBC-Panorama series elicited more than 65,000 emails and phone calls.The fourth report aired tonight, focuses on study #329, the largest of the Paxil pediatric trials. BBC will show evidence of how the published report of this trial was . . . Continue reading →
Bayer Settles Baycol AG Stuits $8 million
Repeat legal violations: The record of recidivism by major drug manufacturers is a matter of public record.
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Transcript Zyprexa Litigation
Read: Transcript of Hearing Re: RE: ZYPREXA LITIGATION, MDL 04 1596 in U.S.
District Court Eastern District of NEW YORK
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Reputations for Sale ? BMJ-BBC-Panorama-Seroxat/ Paxil
BBC-Panorama–third in a series: The Secrets of Seroxat. "In the interests of patients and professional integrity" is to show those who have sold their reputations "intolerance and exposure." Continue reading →
Canadian Study: SSRI Increase Bone Fracture Risk
"Daily use of SSRIs was also associated with a four per cent reduction in bone mineral density of the hip and 2.4 per cent of the lower spine, the study found." Continue reading →
Showdown Looms in Congress Over Drug Advertising on TV
The FDA is salivating in expectation of increased funding from the drug industry–ostensibly to speed up the reviewing process for TV ads.
Role of Litigation in Defining Drug Risks_JAMA / BMJ
Documents uncovered during the course of litigation shed light on real risks of drug-induced harm that would not otherwise be known. Continue reading →
Are Lipid lowering (Statins) Guidelines Evidence-Based? Lancet
The authors argue that recommendations for the expanded use of statins to stave off cardiovascular disease are NOT supported by the evidence.
Pfizer CEO Urges Staff to Mobilize & Lobby Congress Against Drug Price Controls
To gain insight into how a pharmaceutical giant is revving up itsr troops to lobby Congress against the legislation. See Pfizer CEO’s directive to the entire staff exhorting them to mobilize and lobby Congress to vote against drug price controls. http://www.pfizerfactfiction.com/mma/flash.html
Legal Brief on Behalf of AHRP Re: Lilly-Zyprexa Documents
AHRP legal brief: "The Injunction is not in the public interest, as any injunction must be. The important data in the Lilly- Zyprexa Documents and the long history of cover-ups by “Big Pharma” make this clear."
Lilly -Zyprexa Casualties-$1.2 Billion Settlements-More Casualties_NYT_WSJ
Eli Lilly's latest Zyprexa settlement will not affect civil or criminal investigations pending over Zyprexa from state attorneys general and federal prosecutors, which are continuing. Continue reading →