tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1732132352927731247.post2978872904261630940..comments2024-03-16T00:27:31.848-07:00Comments on Hooked: Ethics, Medicine, and Pharma: Why Is Industry So Scared of Finding Out What Really Works?Howard Brodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00599587504924835039noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1732132352927731247.post-79610947042028621212009-04-29T10:32:00.000-07:002009-04-29T10:32:00.000-07:00Great post- I'm glad someone is finally saying it:...Great post- I'm glad someone is finally saying it: drug companies NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE! There is no excuse!Mark Houston Recoveryhttp://markhoustonrecovery.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1732132352927731247.post-12601269995243898942009-04-22T13:09:00.000-07:002009-04-22T13:09:00.000-07:00I like your comment about following what pharma is...I like your comment about following what pharma is doing rather than saying. As you said in an earlier post they usually ignore the 'pharmascolds' if they are just writing about medical ethics because it does not affect their bottom line, but if someone says their blockbuster is unsafe they pull out the guns big time and let their PR firms clean up the mess later. That is because it threatens their profit line, which is what drives their behavior.Doug Bremnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04609371767371791556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1732132352927731247.post-74979728327848196162009-04-22T08:01:00.000-07:002009-04-22T08:01:00.000-07:00Mr. Howard Brody,
Hello there, my name is Amanda....Mr. Howard Brody,<br /><br />Hello there, my name is Amanda. i viewed your blog via a facebook post. I am very interested in your effort to hold drug companies accountable. i am even more interested in your thoughts on the accountability of physicians. I am looking for some one to help me write a book based on my mother's life. She passed away from a narcotic drug addiction in October 2007. If you could please help me i would greatly appreciate it. I have done some research and found that there is not much on the market right now regarding this issue. My mom was 45 when she died. She was very sick, and I feel that the lack of physician accountability, lack of awareness of this issue and my mother's addiction ultimately ended her life. I am interested in using her story to bring awareness to this issue and to provide those of us grieving with a book to read and reflect upon. <br /><br />I hope that I have sparked some interest in you and that you may be inclined to contact me to discuss the details further. <br /><br />Thank you for your time.<br /><br />AmandaAmanda A. Lickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06345911748067950924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1732132352927731247.post-65375398566783364732009-04-21T18:15:00.000-07:002009-04-21T18:15:00.000-07:00Howard, Great blog. You state that Pharma companie...Howard, Great blog. You state that Pharma companies choose to compare to placebo instead of comparators, but doesn't FDA prefer placebo controls at least for NDAs? Of course, what FDA prefers might very well reflect what sponsors wish to provide.Dominicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1732132352927731247.post-40707194786549547612009-04-21T07:58:00.000-07:002009-04-21T07:58:00.000-07:00Howard, you are right to point out that Pharma's u...Howard, you are right to point out that Pharma's ultimate objective in resisting comparative effectiveness studies is a de-emphasis of evidence based medicine.<br /><br />"Doubt is our product" was a guiding principle of Big Tobacco. The same approach is at work here by Pharma.Bernard Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16203083806436919715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1732132352927731247.post-83723320128019056022009-04-21T05:28:00.000-07:002009-04-21T05:28:00.000-07:00Big pharma is opposed to comparative effectiveness...Big pharma is opposed to comparative effectiveness research due to fear.<br /><br />Most drugs are not more safer or more effective than what is already on the market, yet these drugs marketed by big pharma are more expensive.<br /><br />What I predict will happen when this research is conducted is that the big pharma with the proven inferior drug will simply design another trial of their own to prove the opposite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com