Election Results Scare Big PhRMA Posted by Earl Lui at 11/28/06 12:32 PM

The New York Times and Washington Post reported on the pharmaceutical industry’s fears of a Democratic-controlled Congress. Those fears were best captured in a secret internal memo from drug maker GlaxoSmithKline.

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U.S. official lobbies Britain on behalf of drug industry Posted by Earl Lui at 11/14/06 04:17 PM

Put this one in the jaw-dropping-to-the-floor category: The Guardian reports that U.S. deputy health secretary Alex Azar urged his British counterparts to open the British national health system to more drugs and pushed for direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug ads in Britain.

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Drug companies give big money this election Posted by Earl Lui at 11/01/06 06:21 PM

Reuters reports drug companies have spent at least $9 million to keep Republicans in control of Congress. Yesterday’s article quotes stock analysts talking about the risk to drug companies if Democrats take control of one or both houses of Congress:

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Survey finds close ties between drug companies and patient groups Posted by Earl Lui at 10/30/06 12:44 PM

The New Scientist's recent survey describes how some patient groups get substantial funding from drug companies.

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Restless Drug Companies Promote Little-Known Diseases Posted by Earl Lui at 10/26/06 06:06 PM

Who knew treating "restless leg syndrome" would generate the latest blockbuster drug? The Wall Street Journal Online yesterday reported on how GlaxoSmithKline turned a disease no one had ever heard of into a new $500 million market for one of its old drugs.

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Drug Companies to New Zealand: “Don’t Ban Our Ads, Or Else!” Posted by Earl Lui at 10/10/06 04:43 PM

Only two countries on earth allow drug companies to advertise prescription drugs directly to consumers: New Zealand and the U.S. Yes, that’s right, residents of the other 191 countries in the world miss out on those omnipresent TV ads we see every night.

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News on PA Clinical Trials Bill Posted by frayam at 09/06/06 01:32 PM

From the daily Harrisburg, PA paper, an in-depth article on the story of Chester Witczak, who lost his son, Woody, to a Zoloft-induced suicide.

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