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Medical Forum / General / Cardiology / October 2006Doctors paid to post medical observations
http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2006/10/14/website_seeks_do ctors_take_on_drugs_and_firms_are_crying_foul/?page=1 or http://tinyurl.com/wyvxw You may want to read the entire post. Below a small taste. My take on this is it is a premium site to advise investors. Bill ....................................... By Christopher Rowland, Globe Staff | October 14, 2006 A Cambridge company that pays doctors to post medical observations on its website, including reports of drug side effects, has quickly incurred the wrath of pharmaceutical makers. Major snipping  SignatureS Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade Beware Of THINK LIKE THIS This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit. In article <not-to-here-williamwag-DB48A2.08274814102006@sn-indi.vsrv-sjc.supernews .net>, > http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2006/10/14/website_seeks_do > ctors_take_on_drugs_and_firms_are_crying_foul/?page=1 [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Major snipping Another taste. "Sermo surveyed all its doctors after receiving observations from several physicians about Lipitor. Of 750 doctors surveyed, 33 percent reported they had patients taking Lipitor who also experienced unusual nightmares. Several reported that the nightmares stopped after the patients were switched to another anticholesterol drug, the website reported." "Pfizer said no scientific studies or clinical trials have shown any link between Lipitor, the world's biggest-selling prescription drug, and nightmares. ``It's not true. This is such a strange situation with this website," said Dr. Gregg Larson , Pfizer's vice president for cardiovascular drugs. ``It's not scientifically based. It's not clinically based."" SignatureS Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade Beware Of THINK LIKE THIS This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit. |
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