Focus magazine has published the Canadian Medical Marveller’s investigation into the activities of drug company sales representatives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. What did we find? Seems like things may not be different in Canada as in the U.S., except…
Although this prominent case about nurse John Cullen murdering at least 40 patients has all the hallmarks of a one-of-a-kind sensationalist story, medical doctor and ethics professor Carl Elliott explains why we should see it in a broader context and…
Public Health Citizen’s Research Group has published a summary, “Rapidly Increasing Criminal and Civil Monetary Penalties Against the Pharmaceutical Industry: 1991-2010.” Pretty big numbers: Of the 165 settlements comprising $19.8 billion in penalties during this 20-year interval, 73 percent of…
I just read this brief, somewhat critical article about how the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America are trying to use a recent court decision to help push the U.S. FDA to legalize drug companies promoting and advertising “off-label” and…
Drug company Novartis is being sued by 27 state governments, several cities and the U.S. federal government in not one but two lawsuits, according to the New York Times. The millions of dollars involved in these bribes and kickbacks to…
Researchers looked at the information pharmaceutical company reps were giving to doctors about drugs in Canada and elsewhere, and found the reps were routinely breaking the law. The study found that in nearly 60 per cent of promotional visits, sales…