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Safety of American Drugs Questioned – Assoc Press Thu, 2 Dec 2004 In his CNN news program last evening, Lou Dobbs said the question is no longer whether something is wrong with the FDA’s performance in protecting the public from unsafe drugs–but whether the FDA can even be salvaged? The…
Doctor’s Misconduct Left Trail of Broken Lives–A Broken Marriage and a ‘Life Destroyed’ – WashPost Mon, 29 Sep 2003 “I basically lost everything. And my kids? Well, who knows what the long-term damage might be.” A riveting, detailed, two part report in the Washington Post (Sunday, September 28) describes a…
VIOXX – Merck–MEDCO – a case study Wed, 13 Oct 2004 Vioxx: A case study in how a lethal drug is marketed and dispensed – without MINIMAL safeguards to protect people’s lives. Merck marketed and sold billions of dollars worth of Vioxx through MEDCO–the largest Medicare Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM)…
Failed Paxil drug tests in children concealed – Guardian UK Thu, 5 Feb 2004 The Guardian (UK) reports (below) that BBC Panorama had obtained secret 1998 documents from SmithKline Beecham (now GlaxoSmithKline, GSK) showing that the company deliberately concealed the failure of Seroxat / Paxil to demonstrate a benefit for…
Israeli State Comptroller Blasts Researchers for Experimenting on Patients without Consent Tue, 26 Jul 2005 Patients the world over need adeaquate protection from overreaching physicians who use patients to test experimental drugs and procedures without their informed consent. Jacques Michel, a retired director of Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem who also…
Complaint to FDA: Pfizer Failed to Disclose Zoloft Suicide Risk in NYT Adverstisement Mon, 1 Nov 2004 ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION (AHRP) Tel. 212-595-8974 142 West End Ave. Suite 28P Fax: 212-595-9086 New York, NY 10023 www.ahrp.org November 1, 2004 Thomas W. Abrams Director Office…