Fight Was All About Scientific Integrity_Jonathan Fishbein
“Science has become so severely politicized that one has to be skeptical of nearly every research result that is reported.”
Meta-analysis: Methods, strengths, weaknesses, and political uses
A critical examination of meta-analysis studies by John H. Noble, Jr, Ph.D, AHRP Treasurer
U.S. Subpoena Opens a New Front in Investigation ofGuidant Heart Devices
"The subpoena shows that the government is investigating Guidant for possible violations of health care statutes
Doctors Back Ban on Gifts From Drug Makers_Journal Hypocrisy
"32% of the advertisements [in peer reviewed journals] misled readers regarding efficacy, 40% did not provide balanced descriptions of the side effects, and 44% could lead to improper prescribing if the physician did not use other sources of information regarding the drug."
FDA shielding Big Pharma
"Now they are terrified that their crimes of commission and omission could reap them the same whirlwind harvest of accountability."
Coalition letter to Charles Curie, Administrator, SAMHSA
We are, however, very distressed at what appears to us to be a significant discrepancy between your statements and the reality of SAMHSA’s role in implementing the NFC report recommendations, as well as other discrepancies between your statements and SAMHSA’s actions.
Panel Urges Academia to BAN Drug Marketing
Correction! A panel calling itself the Institute of Medicine as a Profession (IMP) is calling for a ban on the intermingling of industry and academic scholars and physicians. This is NOT affiliated with the Institute of Medicine (IOM)
Medtronic spent at least $50 million on payments to doctors
"The internal Medtronic documents filed as part of the suit offer an unusually detailed glimpse of the intense campaign that device makers wage to win doctors’ loyalty."
Institute of Medicine Committee: FDA drug label “is irrelevant”
"It’s not a question of just knowing the risks and it’s not a question of labeling against risk. The question is how do you change behavior?"
If the auto industry operated like Big Pharma
Your average car would cost $4.5 million, representing a 30,000% markup over cost, which is typical for prescription drugs.
FDA warns diet drugs contain Prozac and Librium
Pharmaceutical News reports that the FDA has issued warnings about diet pills from Brazil marketed as dietary supplements, that contain Prozac and Librium.
FDA is Selling the Brooklyn Bridge
This issue is NOT about trial lawyers, this issue is about the rights and health, and safety of ordinary citizens.