Red Light Districts in State Capitols_Peter Rost
The Pharmaceutical industry rakes in $500 billion globally–$230 billion in North America–57% of revenues is on marketing.
Carefully Weigh Drug Firms’ Claims
The truth about the pharmaceutical industry and its corrupting influence on high ranking lawmakers and the near-total subversion of the FDA is spreading to the American hinterland. Below is an informed, intelligent editorial in the Shreveport Times, Louisiana that explains to readers why this industry is not to be trusted.
Marriage of Convenience: Mental Screening–Eli Lilly check $500k
Mental Screening ties to drug companies exposed. Screening for Mental Health (Harvard affiliated) received $500K from Eli Lillly. See: https://ahrp.org/children/mentalscreen/LillyCheck.jpg
TeenScreen hired high powered PR firms whose business is to create promotional campaigns to increase drug sales for its clients.
Glaxo to Polish Industry Image
AdAge reports:
GLAXO DRAFTS EMPLOYEES TO POLISH INDUSTRY IMAGE
How drug lobbyists influence doctors
"Lobbyists influence how the government spends your money, but financially conflicted physicians can threaten your well-being."
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.
Dying to be Famous? Shooting Fuels Debate Over Safety of Prozac for Teens
Dying to be Famous? Shooting Fuels Debate Over Safety of Prozac for Teens Sun, 27 Mar 2005 An Op Ed in The New York Times by Lionel Shriver (from London), dismisses the notion promulgated by the mental health industry–which is under the influence of drug companies–that “early signs” in troubled…
First, you market the disease… then you push the pills to treat it
Insead of producing drugs for recognized diseases, drug manufacturers are creating diseasesin order to sell their drugs.