Big Pharma’s Lobbying Reaps Benefits
Big Pharma Spending On Lobbying Exponentially. The Center for Public Integrity, a Washington, DC-based watchdog group, said that big pharmaceutical’s spending on lobbying increased exponentially and in a coincidence with the Democratic control of Congress in 2007. The group reported that drug companies spent a massive $168 million … [Read more...] about Big Pharma’s Lobbying Reaps Benefits
Big Pharma Prime for Attacks, Thanks to Defective, Ineffective Drugs
Big Pharma Defective And Ineffective Drugs. It’s not easy being a drug company these days. A recent spate of scandals over the safety or effectiveness of medications like Vytorin, Vioxx, Avandia and Ortho Evra, coupled with astronomical drug prices have made Big Pharma an easy target for politicians and consumer advocacy … [Read more...] about Big Pharma Prime for Attacks, Thanks to Defective, Ineffective Drugs
Doctors Allegedly Associated with Big Pharma, According to New York Times
Dangerous And Growing Concern With The Big Pharma. A New York Times investigative report in today’s editions has further exposed a dangerous and growing concern within the medical community: physicians with significant financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry. Research has shown that these financial connections can … [Read more...] about Doctors Allegedly Associated with Big Pharma, According to New York Times
Big Pharma Influences Research Results
Big Pharma Influences Clinical Trials. In an enlightening and alarming new study, researchers led by Dr. Jeffrey Peppercorn of the University of North Carolina report that clinical breast-cancer trials that are funded by drug companies tend to produce more favorable results than independently funded studies. According to … [Read more...] about Big Pharma Influences Research Results
