My article on pharmaceutical company influence on study results was published in the American Association For Justice Spring 2012 Products Liability Newsletter. The article is entitled “Critical Analysis of Scientific Data: Introduction to Funder Bias” and is available online here. Stay tuned for more!
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FAQ Friday #1 – FDA’s Role In Drug Approval
What does it mean when a drug is FDA approved? It means that a drug is safe and effective for use. The primary role of the FDA is to ensure that prescription drugs and medical devices are safe and effective. The FDA determines the safety and efficacy of a product by reviewing the results of [...]
Pay For Positive Results, Money Talks Science Walks
Bottom-Line: Clinical Trial’s Funded By Big Pharma Are More Likely To Provide Positive Results The primary role of the FDA in the drug approval process is to simply review the results of clinical trials. Since the FDA does not perform clinical trials, it must largely rely on data from clinical trials organized and paid for [...]
FDA Panel Wants More Risk Information On Yaz Pills
Bayer’s Yaz, Yasmin contraceptive products will stay on the market. However, the FDA panel reviewing the products want more information about the possible increased risk of blood clots. What happens now? The advisory committee made their recommendation but the final approval of the new labeling comes from the FDA itself. We will have to wait [...]
Here We Go Again: Sanofi Denies Lantus Linked To Cancer
A $4 billion-a-year drug linked to cancer? A company denying it? Well, it’s the same ole’ thing as Sanofi denies that it’s drug used to treat diabetes (the insulin Lantus) is linked to cancer. A new study done by Swedish researchers looked at the medical records of 23,000 people in the southwest of the country [...]
Headaches After Traumatic Brain Injury Highest In Adolescents And Girls
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can happen anytime. From a car accident to a bump on the head. This research shows that girls were at higher risk for headaches after suffering TBI. More than half a million children in the U.S. sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every year. Adults who suffer TBI often report headaches [...]
Sadaka’s Science Tips: The Role Of The FDA
What does it mean when a drug is FDA approved? It means that a drug is safe and effective for use. The primary role of the FDA is to ensure that prescription drugs and medical devices are safe and effective. The FDA determines the safety and efficacy of a product by reviewing the results of [...]
Medical Devices Unnecessarily Implanted Causing Injury And Death
In a study published in the January 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers scrutinized the use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) in 111,000 recipients to analyze whether or not they met the appropriate criteria for placement of one of these devices. In this study, researchers found that an overwhelming 22.5% of [...]
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