Pfizer has also some skeletons in the cup board
These are a couple of instances reported.
Whether their products cure or not, sure they can harm you.
Where is FDA? Where are the Doctors?
Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) — Researchers say trials of Pfizer Inc.’s Neurontin epilepsy treatment for uses that were not yet approved may have been skewed to emphasize favorable results.
Comparisons of internal company documents with published data from 12 clinical trials found inconsistencies between data that made it into the medical journals and findings from the original trials, according to a report in tomorrow’s New England Journal of Medicine. Discrepancies included reports of positive results from trials that were initially found to be negative, and primary study goals reported as secondary study goals.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=azEz6zlMyS0I&pos=7
Global pharmaceutical behemoth Pfizer (which is in the process of acquiring fellow US drug major Wyeth in a $68 billion deal), and its subsidiary Pharmacia & Upjohn (acquired in 2003), have agreed to pay $2.3 billion, the largest health care fraud settlement in the history of the US Department of Justice, to resolve criminal and civil liability arising from the illegal promotion of certain pharmaceutical products, the Department announced on September 2.
http://www.thepharmaletter.com/file/75336/pfizer-to-pay-23-billion-for-fraudulent-marketing-us-justice-dept-reveals.html
Story:
GlaxoSmithKlein hid the fact that their drug, Avandia, caused heart risks for 11 years, according to the New York Times.
Avandia was once a huge seller for GSK, but its potential ties to heart attacks caused the FDA to do a 700-page review of the drug ahead of a meeting that will decide whether or not it will continue to be sold.
The company reportedly knew the risks of the drug as early as 1999, but declined to make their information public for fear of losing millions.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/13/avandia-glaxosmithkline-c_n_644481.html?utm_source=chrome
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