Category: Pharma Industry Trends
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Some Seroquel Documents From AstraZeneca Now Available At The Drug Industry Document Archive
These 241 "New" Documents Show How Drug Company Obscured Potential For Patient Weight Gain And Diabetes (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In mid-February 2010 Kim Klausner, the Industry Documents Digital Libraries Manager for…
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Recent Report About Ortho Evra Safety Seems To Contradict Earlier Findings From Same Group
Third Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program Study Analysis Concerning Ortho Evra And Blood Clot Side Effect Risk Causes Confusion (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)Let us start with this relatively recent medical journal article, "Postmarketing study of…
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GE Healthcare Seemingly Tries To Intimidate And Silence A Critic Of Its Omniscan Product
Drug Company Files Libel Lawsuit In UK Against Prominent Danish Radiologist Henrik Thomsen (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The Sunday Times (UK) recently ran a story that demonstrates how Britain's libel laws are possibly…
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FDA Wants Studies Done On Byetta Safety, With Focus On Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cancer, Thyroid Neoplasm, And Acute Renal Failure
FDA Letter About Byetta Sent To Amilyn In October 2009; Drug Company Tries To Downplay, But Investors React When They Learn About It In December 2009 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On October…
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Drug Industry Document Archive (DIDA) Adds 15 More Pharma-Related Documents To Collection In November 2009
This Archive Contains Some "Secret" Documents Only Made Public In The Course Of Lawsuits Filed Against Pharmaceutical Companies (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Created and maintained by the University of California at San Francisco…
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Drug-Company Sponsored Ghostwriters Are Getting Busted By Some Medical Journals
Drug Industry Document Archive (DIDA) Adds Newly Released Wyeth Ghostwriting Documents In September 2009 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A September 18, 2009 article, "Medical Editors Push for Crackdown on Ghostwriting", published by…
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Drug Industry Document Archive Has Over 1500 Documents Regarding Big Pharma Conduct
Includes Previously Secret Documents That Were Released During Lawsuits Against Merck & Co., Parke-Davis, Warner-Lambert, and Pfizer (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The Drug Industry Document Archive (DIDA), created by the University of…
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Public Surveys Indicate The Need For Reform In Drug Safety By Big Pharma And The FDA
Healthcare Providers And Patients Are Encouraged To Report Adverse Events Involving Approved Or Unapproved Indications As Well As Medication Errors (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In October 2006 Quintiles Inc., a leading CRO…
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Can New FDA Transparency Task Force Acheive Its Lofty Objectives?
While Need For Greater Disclosure By FDA Is Evident, Drug Maker Trade Secrets May Be Difficult Obstacle To Overcome (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In early June 2009 it was announced that the…