Pfizer’s $2.3 Billion Settlement Leaves Victims in the lurch
Pfizer, the world’s largest drug manufacturer has the dubious distinction of being a corporate "repeat offender…"
Ghostwritten reports corrupt science, undermine public health
Ghostwritten journal reports masquerading as scientifically validated reports are a menace to public health.
Top FDA Officials, Compromised by Conflicts of Interest
Two high ranking FDA officials’ conflicts of interest have led one to resign, the other is under investigation by the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services:
FDA Approves Another Dangerous Antipsychotic, Asenapine
At the July 30, 2009 FDA advisory committee hearing, the only formal presentations at the meeting were a summary of the safety and efficacy data by the sponsor.
Safety Concerns about the of H1N1 Swine flu Vaccine & Public Policy
History is about to repeat itself: This is a follow up to a July 26, 2009 I nfomail.
Pfizer-Neurontin Trial Testimony:”snake-oil list”
“I was trained from day one to market the drug illegally…My job was to promote Neurontin and motivate doctors to experiment on patients. After being hired as a medical liaison, I was selling drugs. The uses promoted were from the “snake-oil list” of 13 medical conditions."
Swine Flu Vaccine Trials begin–160M Shots ordered
…an aggressive campaign to vaccinate against the swine flu–EVEN BEFORE THE VACCINE’S SAFETY HAS BEEN TESTED, or the safety of the vaccine adjuvants have been tested.
Is the Schizophrenia Mortality Study in The Lancet CREDIBLE?
Unless the overall treatment and services provided to schizophrenia patients in Finland is unique and especially protective—which the authors do not suggest—their claimed findings of lowered mortality rates for antipsychotic drug users are belied by a consistent body of evidence.
Children Rx ADHD Drugs 7.4 times increased risk of sudden death
But FDA says keep taking the "medicines."
Did FDA Include Evidence of Brain Damage Caused by Antipsychotics?
Among the most damaging scientific evidence against the use of antipsychotic drugs is empirical evidence that they cause brain damage.
Is FDA Bipolar or Complicit in Legitimizing Illegal Marketing?
The FDA’s expanded marketing approval process for antipsychotics, highly toxic drugs, is unaffected by evidence uncovered by the US Justice Department showing that the studies submitted by drug manufacturers were often flawed, if not fraudulent.
Marketing Trumps Safety: the case of Antipsychotics
"The story’s pretty clear, and pretty embarrassing for the profession of psychiatry, which has allowed itself to be led by marketing," says Dr. Robert Rosenheck, Yale.