FDA-AstraZeneca Hearing
Conflicts for FDA committee set to weigh risks of Seroquel_Philadelphia Inquirer
FDA officials who continue to run its powerful center for drug evaluation (CDER) have once again shown bad faith by appointing financially compromised doctors to the Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee (PDAC) advisory panel.
Florida Antipsychotic Pre-Approval Requirement Protects PreschoolChildren
The State of Florida has established a pre-approval requirement to protect preschool children on Medicaid from being exposed to the hazardous effects of antipsychotic drugs. That step has prompted "a seismic change" in doctors’ inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotics for preschool children: the number of prescriptions for this age group has…
AstraZeneca Documents Contradict Positive Spin of Seroquel Data by Prominent Psychiatrist
The disconnect provides further evidence of how the prescription drug industry can shape, revise or even conceal negative research findings that affect the way doctors prescribe.
AstraZeneca Silenced Drug Study Creates Uproar_WashPost
Study 15 was pivotal to AstraZeneca gaining FDA approval to market Seroquel. The burial of negative data suggests that the approval process was tainted and the drug's license should be recalled.
Seroquel Victim Asked Judge to Unseal Documents
Why is FDA Silent? Seroquel Victim Asked Judge to Unseal Documents for FDA Advisory
Two Cases of Massive Fraud–Anesthesiology–Psychiatry
Two major cases of medical fraud have undermined patient safety and the integrity of the medico-scientific literature: But how each specialty responded is a study in contrast.
“Eli Lilly and the Case for the Corporate Death Penalty”
"The corporate death penalty may be appropriate in cases involving recidivist violators, corporations that are deemed to be incapable of reform (i.e. inherently criminogenic)…"
AstraZeneca: “Smoke-and-Mirror Jobâ€
The unsealed documents reveal that AstraZeneca “buried” unfavorable studies that showed Seroquel posed a serious risk for diabetes.
Seroquel Litigation Documents–Sexual Exploitation
A document filed in Federal District Court, Orlando Fla, by plaintiffs "in response to AstraZeneca’s motion to exclude evidence and argument about Dr. Macfadden’s personal relationships," sheds light on yet another facet of manipulation–sexual exploitation.
Drug-induced Risk of Cardiac Death: NYS Advisory_APA Guidance
“Current users of typical and of atypical antipsychotic drugs had higher rates of sudden cardiac death than did nonusers of antipsychotic drugs.” NEJM 2009
Patients Deserve Facts Re: Antipsychotic Drug
"There is altogether too much secrecy in court cases that implicate public health."