: : : 2006-08-14 to 2006-08-20
Ketek Approval and Journal of American Medical Association Scandal
August 14, 2006 09:15
Who can you trust nowadays? It used to be that the Journal of American Medical Association was the bible for drug safety but now even the multi-billion dollar drug companies have been able to influence what JAMA writes with little regard to patient safety or medical ethics. Now what is a patient to do? (Read this important Op-Ed Piece)
FDA Dances to a Deceitful Drummer Regarding Ketek
August 14, 2006 09:16
Internal email messages within the FDA now reveal that the agency pushed the drug Ketek through approval channels knowing of its harmful effects. Four FDA safety officials sounded the alarm questioning Ketek's safety but were ignored. A key clinical trial for... (Read Article)