TeenScreen – Angel of Mercy or Pill-Pusher for Drug Industry

TeenScreen – Angel of Mercy or Pill-Pusher for Drug Industry Thu, 14 Apr 2005 An investigative reporter has dug up the facts behind TeenScreen, the aggressive marketing scheme that targets America’s school children who are being “screened” for undetected mental problems – even though no accurate diagnostic screening tool for…

NAMI & Eli Lilly partners in bankrupting state Medicaid budgets – NYT

NAMI & Eli Lilly partners in bankrupting state Medicaid budgets – NYT Sat, 20 Dec 2003 The New York Times reports that Medicaid expenditure for prescription drugs has escalated to $27.5 billion. These costs are up 19% from last year. Antipsychotic drugs, such as Eli Lilly’s Zyprexa, eat up more…

Conflicts of Interest in Clinical Trials

Presented by Vera Hassner Sharav
14th Tri-Service Clinical Investigation Symposium
Sponsored by The U.S. Army Medical Department and The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancment of Military Medicine

The cornerstone of public trust in medical research is the integrity of academic institutions and the expectation that universities, which rely on public funding, have a responsibility to serve the public good. Financial conflicts of interest affect millions of American people – those who are subjects of clinical trials testing new drugs and those who are prescribed drugs after their approval.