Hooked: Ethics, Medicine, and Pharma

Updates and Commentary related to HOOKED: ETHICS, THE MEDICAL PROFESSION, AND THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY, by Howard Brody, MD, PhD (Rowman and Littlefield, January, 2007)

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Just What is the APA Thinking These Days?

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This is a little story about the American Psychiatric Association, based on a recent article by Peter Whoriskey in the Washington Post : ht...
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Monday, December 24, 2012

Yet Another Silly "Integrity"" Agreement: Amgen and Aranesp

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Okay, now we can go back to the standard form: Company: Amgen Drug: Aranesp (darepoetin alfa) Offense: Marketing drug for off-label u...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

A Major Figure in Pain Medicine Recants--Partially

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Thanks to a post at Health Care Renewal by Dr. Roy Poses: http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-king-of-pain-recants-pharmaceutical.htm...
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Monday, December 17, 2012

Doing It Again, After Promising Not To--Pfizer's Amazing Record

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Once again I can kick back and let the nice folks over at Health Care Renewal do all the heavy lifting: http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2012/...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Obama's FDA-- Same Ol', Same Ol'

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No one was surprised when under the Bush Administration, FDA's leadership took a decidedly pro-industry tilt. There was briefly some hop...
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Saturday, December 8, 2012

What To Do about Worthless Guidelines

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While I have been getting behind in my posting, our friends at Health Care Renewal have been on a tear, including this useful piece: http:/...
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Minimizing Side Effects at Merck--the Old Paycheck Effect

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One of the more enthusiastic members of my very small fan club kindly sent me this link: http://www.alternet.org/drugs/big-pharma-company-m...
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