Posted by Alan on January 25, 2003, at 13:36:54
In reply to Re: The Neurontin Scandal , posted by missliz on January 25, 2003, at 13:26:17
> A whole lot of you all missed my point SO TOTALLY!
> 1- there are numerous double blind placebo controlled studies showing that Neurontin doesn't work for the off label studies the company claimed it was so wonderful for. They were done to try to get the stuff aditional FDA approvals.
> 2- the drug co.'s are loyal to the stockholders and see us as cash cows to be exploited.
> 3- This isn't about a New York Times article. There was a trial in Boston where all this came out, a whistle blower from whithin the company produced the same kind of incriminating evidence as the stuff that came out at the big tobacco hearings.
> 4- Drug company reps are the biggest source of your doctors continuing education. A lot of the drugs pushed for psych do work, but there's just too much money to be made for a Neurontin not to happen. > missliz
>
=================================================Seems like my post addressed these very issues and more with the link to the NPR site.
Alan
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