Eli Lilly’s new Prozac Fact Sheet (image below) sent to UK physicians–but not to US physicians–states that Prozac is NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN for any indication. For a larger view, please click on the image.
NYU Students Drugged – NY Post Mon, 19 Apr 2004 Following three suicides by students at New York University (in Sept-October 2003), the University conducted an investigation of the NYU Student Counseling Services. The New York Post reports that an internal 116-page report (December 2003) reveals that whereas drugs were…
Integrity of Medical Regulators Wed, 8 Jun 2005 The UK MHRA (equivalent of US FDA) has been caught in flat out public deception. The MHRA–which is entirely funded by the pharmaceutical industry–had claimed that two thirds of professional organizations it consulted favored selling a heart medication (Zocor Heart-Pro) without a…
Suicide in Psych Drug Trials: FDA Orwelian doublespeak – Insight Magazine Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 Insight Magazine’s interview with Dr. Thomas Laughren, team leader for the neuropharmachological drug-products division of the FDA, shows that FDA was caught off guard when Dr. Arif Khan independently analyzed FDA’s data revealing that…
AHRP Position Statement on Mental Health Screening – FDA Hearing Re: Drug Advertising Wed, 02 Nov 2005 FDA is holding public hearings (Nov 1, 2) Re:Â Direct-to-Consumer Promotion of Medical Products at: National Transportation Safety Board Boardroom and Conference Center 429 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 2 Time: 9:00 –5:00….
Ethics Policy Announced for NIH Officials – LAT Tue, 2 Mar 2004 This is a case demonstrating the power of the press ( the “fourth estate”) in its most important role providing a check on the abuse of government power. An investigative report by David Willman, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist…
"Top Republicans — Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., and House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill– recently sold the future of our children to Big Pharma for a paltry $4 bucks a pop."
