Mental Health Drugs Overused BBC
BBC reports that "Up to one in three mental health patients are being over-prescribed drugs, says the Healthcare Commission."
Assaultive Prescribing of Psych Drugs for Children
Australian psychiatrist: "Does anyone else see tardive dysmentia after atypicalantipsychotics?"
U.S. Doctors are prescribing the antidepressant, Effexor (150mg) for infants under age one!
IRB Forum Not Inclined to Discuss the Most Serious Issue of All
Unssuccessful effort to engage debate within the community of the authorized clinical research gatekeepers charged with protecting the safety and welfare of the human subjects of research–i.e., members of institutional review boards (IRBs–REBs in Canada).
Zyprexa Drug Rep Video on YouTube
A video you MUST SEE–an ex-Zyprexa sales rep spills the beans!
New Schizophrenia Drugs No Better Than CheaperGenerics_Bloomberg_WashPost
U.S. State Attorneys General should investigate the fraudulent marketing of the atypical neuroleptic drugs-and FDA's role in helping conceal the truth.
Conflict of Interest | Corrupt Practices | Gov. Medical Malfeasance | Government Agencies | Pharma Corrupt Influence
Former State Pharmacist (Pennsylvania) Faces Criminal charges
Steven Fiorello, former Chief Pharmacist for the State of Pennsylvania, was arraigned on on Tuesday, November 21, 2006, on Felony and Misdemeanor charges related to his accepting money from drug companies whose drugs he put on the state Formulary.
Psychiatry operates within a pre-Copernican framework of science
Dr. E. Jane Costello, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University, acknowledges: “The system of diagnosis is still 200 to 300 years behind other branches of medicine.” Psychiatry also fails to be guided by an evidence-based positive benefit / risk assessment of its prescribed treatments.
Psychiatrist Challenges Ethics of Yale Drug Experiment
The ethics of this radical drug experiment is being challenged by Dr. Jerald Block, a forthright psychiatrist and experienced system's analyst. His critical appraisal, published in the Bioethics Forum, Hastings Center Report.
Big Pharma Cashing In Like Robber Barrons on Medicare Rx Drug Law_NYT
The New York Times reports: "For big drug companies, the new Medicare prescription benefit is proving to be a financial windfall larger than even the most optimistic Wall Street analysts had predicted."
Infomail Archive 2005
Infomail 2005 News Stories on Human Research Protection and Commentary by Vera Hassner Sharav Subscribe to the AHRP infomail list Dec 16: Drugs, Devices & Doctors – NYT Paul Krugman Dec 11: Scientific Fraud & Corruption on Both sides of Atlantic: Merck / Proctor & Gamble Dec 11: Gov Accountability…
Rutherford Files Mental Health Screening Lawsuit_Indiana / Fierce Opposition to TeenScreen Mounts
Rutherford Files Mental Health Screening Lawsuit_Indiana / Fierce Opposition to TeenScreen Mounts – Pittsburgh Mon, 19 Sep 2005 The Rutherford Institute has just filed a lawsuit in Indiana challenging a school for subjecting a teenager to a mental health screening test – TeenScreen–without her parents’ knowledge or consent. After completing…
Go Slow on Mental Health Screening: Dr. Effrem Responds to New Freedom Commission Chair
Go Slow on Mental Health Screening: Dr. Karen Effrem responds to New Freedom Commission Chair, Michael Hogan – Wash Times Sun, 31 Oct 2004 A letter to the editor in the Washington Times – Go slow on Mental Health Screening – by AHRP’s newest board member, pediatrician Dr. Karen Effrem,…