big pharma

The site below provides a database for searching a doctor's name and finding what kinds of payments they've received from a drug company or medical device maker. https://projects.propublica.org/docdollars/ I looked up my neuro. He only received a few hundred, and none related to the medication...

More: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/business/a-huge-overnight-increase-in-a-drugs-price-raises-protests.html

... and downplaying risks of its products: http://www.naturalnews.com/041829_Medtronic_ghostwriting_scientific_papers.html Medtronics also manufactures devices for epilepsy: http://www.coping-with-epilepsy.com/forums/tags/medtronic.html

There's a new book out by Ben Goldacre called "Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors And Harm Patients." His previous book was "Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks". I hope to read both books soon. They seem pretty relevant... For folks who want a sample of what they're...

OK, folks, scuze me while I hop up on my soapbox for a minute:soap: Research into epilepsy therapy is largely funded (at least 70%) by private corporations (i.e. drug companies). A small amount is funded by government and charitable institutions, and that research is generally carried out in...

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/dr-drew-paid-glaxo-225700871.html

Clinical Study Involving Epilepsy Drug May Have Served Primarily To Promote The Drug And Increase Prescribing http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/229587.php A phase 4 clinical trial...

This article is by Ben Goldacre, a doctor who has written books on how science is manipulated to show desired effects. This article shows one of the ways it's done. The Studies he's using as examples here are for neurontin & gabapentin...

From BLOOMBERG NEWS Published: January 28, 2011 “Pfizer, the drug maker, has been ordered to pay a total of $142.1 million in damages for violating federal racketeering laws in the marketing of its epilepsy drug Neurontin. Kaiser officials claimed they were duped into believing that migraines...

More: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/27/business/27drug.html?_r=3&pagewanted=all

This from NPR: "Drug companies say they hire the most-respected doctors in their fields for the critical task of teaching about the benefits and risks of the companies' drugs. But an investigation by ProPublica has uncovered hundreds of doctors receiving company payments who had been accused...

What does everyone think about spending time and money researching the use of anti seizure drugs for obesity. Qnexa is being reviewed by the FDA, It is a combination of topiramate (Topomax) and phentermine. Personally I'd rather like to know why I gained 8 pounds in 6 weeks on Depakote and...

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/04/jj_settles_charges_over_market.html?ft=1&f=1001

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/business/01payments.html?hpw Pfizer Gives Details on Payments to Doctors

When drug makers' profits outweigh penalties Across the United States, pharmaceutical companies have pleaded guilty to criminal charges or paid penalties in civil cases when the Justice Department finds that they deceptively marketed drugs for unapproved uses, putting millions of people at...

My being "ticked off" was just increased while watching a public awareness commercial on TV about 'Adult ADHD'. The website for it is www.adhdactionguide.com I'm sure that commercial will be beneficial for everyone who has been diagnosed with ADHD. But for the people who do have and who do not...

What Can We Learn from Medical Whistleblowers? Citation: Lenzer J (2005) What Can We Learn from Medical Whistleblowers? PLoS Med 2(7): e209. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0020209 Published: May 27, 2005 Copyright: © 2005 Jeanne Lenzer. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of...

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Vioxx maker Merck and Co drew up doctor hit list

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