Below is an image of an Eli Lilly letter which informs doctors in the UK that Prozac is no longer authorized for use in (so-called) premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). For a larger view, please click on the image.
Subject: Students call for ouster of researcher_AAMC COI guidelines Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 17:03:54 -0400 Students of the University of Pennsylvania reacted to the NBC’s Dateline airing of Jesse Gelsinger’s tragic death–a casualty of a lethal culture. In an editorial in the Daily Pennsylvanian (an independent student newspaper), the…
University of Washington “Oversees” Research Safety at 100 Locations Sat, 23 Apr 2005 The third report in the News Tribune reveals that in 2004, the University of Washington – which for the seventh time in four years has been found in gross violation of federal research protection regulations–“oversaw about 6,500…
60 Minutes: Insider’s Rx for Drug Costs – Peter Rost Hits a Homer! Mon, 6 Jun 2005 Dr. Peter Rost, vice-president of marketing, Pfizer Corp., has blown the lid off the pharmaceutical industry and its misrepresentation of why the American taxpayer is being fleeced by drug companies who charge the…
Vaccine Renaissance Outpaces Drug Industry Thu, 5 Dec 2002 For those who had doubts about a financial motivation behind the thrust to vaccinate the population, Reuters reports that the vaccine industry is “launching a new phase” of marketing. Vaccines are outpacing drugs in terms of sales growth–$6.5 billion annually. Spokespersons…
Leading ADHD Researcher Blows Whistle on Concerta & CHADD Fri, 3 Dec 2004 A newly released report by the Center for Disease Control – Health US 2004–reveals how effective the pharmaceutical industry is in marketing its drugs – whether or not they are beneficial; whether or not they cause severe…
Dr. Kramer – All Things They Taught Us That Were Wrong in Psychiatry Thu, 15 Sep 2005 In a 2004 column, a psychiatrist who engages in “myth busting” inadvertently confirms that psychiatry is given to prescribing mood swings. He acknowledges that sometimes effective treatments are dropped (benzodiazepines) for new ones…
