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“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Forbes: Judgment Day for the FDA, Pfizer Wed, 9 Feb 2005 On Feb. 16-18 COX-2 Inhibitor Safety Issues will be the focus of an FDA Advisory Committee and (simultaneously) the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The entire drug industry will be watching with bated breath. Which causal explanation will be offered…
Paxil Protest at GSK US headquarters Sept. 26–Sept. 28 Sun, 18 Sep 2005 Families and victims who have suffered harm from SSRI antidepressants are heading for Philadelphia from the US and Canada for a “Paxil Protest.” Date: September 26 through Sept. 28. Place: GlaxoSmithKline US headquarters in Philadelphia The organizer of this event is…
Corruption in drug research – NYT Corruption in Medicine – BMJ Sat, 23 Nov 2002 Two powerful exposes focus on the corruption of academic medicine on both sides of the Atlantic. Melody Peterson’s front page investigative report in The New York Times (released simultaneously with PBS broadcast with Bill Moyers),…
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Court Strikes Down FDA Pediatric Rule Fri, 18 Oct 2002 Court ruling posted at: http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/00-02898.pdf FDA’s pediatric Rule has been struck down by a federal District Court. The Court ruling came at the exact time that AHRP disseminated an Infomail explaining why AHRP is opposed to the exploitation of children…
AHRP InfoMail Return to Home Page Return to InfoMail Media Coverage List MediaCoverage News Stories on Human ResearchProtection andCommentary by Vera Hassner Sharav February 21, 2002 Influencing Doctors: HowPharmaceutical Companies Use Enticement to "Educate" Doctors FYI Click on ABC TV’s web site below to see details of thisstory. http://abcnews.go.com/sections/primetime/2020/primetime_020221_detailmen_feature.html