Illegal Patents on Effexor Earned Wyeth/Pfizer Millions?

The federal government has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Pfizer, which now owns Wyeth, maker of the SSNRI drug called Effexor. The claim is that Pfizer/Wyeth made millions through monopolistic practices and lies. Full story...

Wyeth: Scientific Ghostwriting

For years, pharmaceutical companies have paid doctors to put their names on ghostwritten research papers designed to increase drug sales and downplay negative side effects. What what what??? Wait, save your...

Pfizer in Buyout Talks with Wyeth

According to these reports, Big Pharma is going to become Huge Pharma: Pfizer is in buyout talks with Wyeth. The result has seen stocks throughout the pharmaceutical industry on the rise. One result of the merger...

Weekly Radio Spin: Dogged Marketing During the Meltdown

Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, we look at China's online censors, Wyeth's busy ghosts and how...

When Taking Medicine Actually Takes Your Arm or Leg

"Court weights amputee's case, limits on drug suits""A Vermont musician who lost her arm because of a botched drug injection is squaring off against a drug maker and the Bush administration in one of the most closely watched business cases of the Supreme Court's term.At issue...

Infant childrens nonprescription cough and cold medicines recall - Johnson & ...

Johnson & Johnson Wyeth and other makers of nonprescription cough and cold medicines issues recall on these products due to possible overdose concerns in children under 2 years of age. A spokeswoman for Consumer Healthcare, a trade association representing the makers of...

FDA urges mandatory painkiller warnings

"The Food and Drug Administration yesterday proposed mandatory labeling for over-the-counter painkillers aspirin, acetaminophen and ibuprofen. The new warning labels would apply to drugs such as Johnson &...

National Depression Screening Day

"Fact 7: TeenScreen, a fraudulent suicide prevention program was started by Dr. David Shaffer, Psychiatrist and Executive Director of Columbia DISC Development Group (Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children). Shaffer has accepted money from Hoffman la Roche, Wyeth and...

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