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Contests -Looking beyond the spin of Big
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| Big Law vs Big Pharma - an
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great piece by Evelyn Pringle. Todays topic: drugs for depression. |
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are a couple of snippets:
A report by psychiatrist, Dr Peter Breggin, a court certified
expert and author of numerous books on psychiatric drugs, written
years earlier when he served as an expert witness in a Paxil
lawsuit, reveals how GSK not only concealed negative studies, but
also manipulated data about Paxil-induced suicidality so that
actual suicide attempts in clinical trials were underreported,
while attempts by subjects taking a placebo were inflated.
The report also notes how GSK hid the events related to akathisia
(agitation with hyperactivity) and stimulation, which Dr Breggin
says, are known risk factors for suicidality and violence.
Excerpts from the report were recently published by Dr Breggin, in
the Spring 2019 issue of Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry,
Vol 8.And:
Pfizer's SSRI, Zoloft is no better than Paxil. There were also
clear indications of probable suicidality risk in clinical trials
on this drug long before it was approved.
For instance, in a "healthy volunteer" Zoloft study conducted by
Ian Hindmarch in 1983 in which 12 volunteers were randomized to
either a placebo or Zoloft, every volunteer but one, who took
Zoloft dropped out within days, due to severe agitation, after
making comments such as “I was running like a machine inside” and
“I have never felt as bad as this in my life” |
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Are you a CF patient and an aspiring artist? If so, Axcan
Pharma™ is accepting submissions for use in its 2007 CF
Calendar that will be available to CF caregivers and patients.
Rules:
- All submissions must be postmarked by Monday, July 31, 2019.
- All submissions will be reviewed by an Axcan Pharma™
committee who will select 12 art submissions that stand out
above the rest.
- Each of the 12 selected art compositions will be assigned to
a particular month of the calendar. Along with the art piece, a
brief description of the artist will be published.
Prizes:
Each of the 12 winners will receive:
- A 12-month supply of ULTRASE®/ULTRASE®
MT, provided a valid prescription is submitted
- A U.S. $250 American Express Gift Cheque
- A 12-month supply of ADEKs® vitamins
- A 12-month supply of SCANDISHAKE® or SCANDICAL®
- A framed picture of his/her calendar art page
How to enter:
Send your art submission, postmarked by Monday, July 31, 2019,
to:
Axcan Pharma™ Calendar Art Contest
c/o Customer Service
22 Inverness Center Parkway, Suite 310
Birmingham, AL 35242
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