Category Archives: Pharmaceuticals
Europe refuses to approve diet pill already approved here
Remember fen-phen? If you don’t, it was a diet pill that basically did the equivalent of dropping your heart valves into a Vitamix and hitting pulse. For whatever reason, it seems like most diet drugs seem to come with serious heart risks. European regulators are more risk averse than their American counterparts, and they have [...]
Zoloft, Topamax, and Birth Defects
What do Zoloft and Topamax have in common? They’re both widely prescribed to women of childbearing age, and they are both associated with certain types of birth defects. Several women have contacted me recently who believe their childrens’ birth defects may have been caused by Zoloft or Topamax. I’m in the process of reviewing their [...]
See The Actual Ghostwritten Documents
Thankfully, someone is putting all of the Wyeth ghostwriting documents online. Arrangements are underway for posting the ghostwriting documents disclosed through the intervention of PLoS Medicine and the New York Times. While you look forward to exploring the parallel universe of ghostwriters, guest authors, and ghost handlers, PLoS Medicine will release selected documents on this [...]
Another Good Article About Wyeth’s Ghostwriting
The hardest-hitting one I've seen yet. Naturally, it's not from a U.S. source. Advertising on the Internet proves how respectable ghostwriting has become. Thewritersforhire.com,based in Houston, posts prices for book manuscripts — $25,000 to $65,000 for a 250-page book. The Writers' Union of Canada, having determined which of its members will accept ghostly commissions, can [...]
New Documents At DangerousDrugs.US – Phospho-Soda and Ortho-Evra
I’ve posted a few new documents at www.dangerousdrugs.us. Fleet hopes to bring Phospho-Soda back on the market. Dr. Suzanne Parisian Opines about the dangers of the Ortho-Evra patch And here is her expert report from the Ortho-Evra lawsuit referenced above Dr. Parisian offers an expert report in a Phospho-Soda case The Defendants in a phospho-soda [...]
