Medical Journal Papers Promoting HRT Drugs Ghostwritten by Major Drug Company
Thursday, 09 September 2010 07:10
'Increasing numbers of people are becoming aware that the drug industry is fraught with illegitimate studies promoting dangerous drugs, fraudulent marketing tactics and shady conflicts of interest. And a new analysis by researchers out of Georgetown University Medical Center has added more fuel to the fire. According to reports, drug-giant Wyeth--which is now owned by Pfizer--paid consultants thousands of dollars to ghostwrite articles for medical journals promoting synthetic hormone replacement drugs.
Synthetic hormone replacement drugs like Wyeth's Prempro experienced a significant drop in sales after a 2002 study found that the drugs greatly increase women's risk of developing ovarian and breast cancers, as well as strokes and other serious illnesses. Prempro sales, for instance, have fallen by 50 percent since 2001 as a result.'
Read more: Medical Journal Papers Promoting HRT Drugs Ghostwritten by Major Drug Company
Thursday, 09 September 2010 07:10
'Increasing numbers of people are becoming aware that the drug industry is fraught with illegitimate studies promoting dangerous drugs, fraudulent marketing tactics and shady conflicts of interest. And a new analysis by researchers out of Georgetown University Medical Center has added more fuel to the fire. According to reports, drug-giant Wyeth--which is now owned by Pfizer--paid consultants thousands of dollars to ghostwrite articles for medical journals promoting synthetic hormone replacement drugs.
Synthetic hormone replacement drugs like Wyeth's Prempro experienced a significant drop in sales after a 2002 study found that the drugs greatly increase women's risk of developing ovarian and breast cancers, as well as strokes and other serious illnesses. Prempro sales, for instance, have fallen by 50 percent since 2001 as a result.'
Read more: Medical Journal Papers Promoting HRT Drugs Ghostwritten by Major Drug Company