tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388220282012-02-01T07:03:25.955-08:00I am on a journey. Take a walk with me. Life is short. So stand tall. "Always go too far, because that's where you'll find the truth."~CamusStephanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271584927611299868noreply@blogger.comBlogger23631100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38822028.post-78778868986148039002012-02-01T06:57:00.000-08:002012-02-01T07:03:26.031-08:00

photo:Recent rainbow in my morning

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SUNDAY, JULY 03, 2011The Harvard Mea Culpa: Biederman, Wilens and Spencer , "Dear Colleagues"VIA The Harvard Crimson.Three Professors Face Sanctions Following Harvard Medical School InquiryInvestigation by Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital punishes psychiatrists accused by senator"The conclusion of the two institutions’ investigation is the latest development in a three-year saga

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via Hickory Daily Record "Child Medicaid recipients who are prescribed powerful antipsychotics now have the state looking over the shoulders of their doctors.Last year, the state rolled out a web-based program called A+Kids (Antipsychotics — Keep It Documented for Safety) that will help it document the antipsychotics being prescribed to children under 18 years old.According to information from

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Sign the petition at the upper right corner of the blog"To the Attorney General of Texas demanding a criminal investigation of J&J Janssen marketing practices of antipsychotic Risperdal"The PetitionAs a result of the state of Texas vs Janssen settlement of $158 million dollars; to seek and find justice for those who have been harmed by the illegal marketing of the antipsychotic Risperdal; for

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"Here’s an example of how the settlement brings pain and anguish back for me as a parent of a child who is a “product” of the Biederman/pharma psychiatric crime against humanity:from twitter.I am one who does say it is a crime to consider biz as usual part of this process. I know the trial wasn’t about the kids or the people being given justice, all the same, I had a glimmer of hope that this

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Marketwatch J&J to pay $158 million to settle Risperdal case:"Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Pharmaceuticals unit said Thursday it has reached a settlement with the State of Texas under which it will pay $158 million "in full resolution of all claims" in litigation over its antipsychotic drug Risperdal. The deal will cover claims brought by the state in 2004 for Medicaid overpayment from 1994 to

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GO to 1 Boring Old Man read to UPDATE in this post at Boring Old Man blog Reports there settlement talkAlso in that post: J&J Hid 3 Risperdal Diabetes Studies From FDA, Texas Jury Told--BloombergGlenmullen testified"Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Johnson & Johnson officials hid three studies showing some patients using Risperdal developed diabetes while claiming the antipsychotic drug didn’t cause the

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This is worth reading:"From the Pentagon Papers to Allen Jones: Why it’s so hard to be a whistle blower" , by Alison BassFrom the Pentagon Papers to Allen Jones: Why it’s so hard to be a whistleblower Alison Bass is the author of Side Effects.

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"Another thing I know is that the off-label marketing of Risperidal for kids was Janssen directed, Janssen executed, and blatant."Writes retired psychiatrist and 1 Boring Old Man blogger, regarding his thoughts from sitting in on the Texas Janssen Risperdal trial.

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Court strikes decision for mentally ill woman’s abortionBacks rights those ruled incompetent"Earlier this month, a Norfolk probate judge declared a pregnant woman with schizophrenia incompetent and ordered her to undergo an abortion, stating she could be “coaxed, bribed, or even enticed’’ into the hospital for the procedure.Unbidden, the judge further directed that the 32-year-old woman be

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http://sopastrike.com/" Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). In the Senate the bill is called the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). SOPA has gotten more attention than PIPA because it was moving faster in the legislative process. But PIPA is just as dangerous, and now it is moving faster.PIPA would give the government new powers to block Americans' access websites that corporations don't like. The bill lets

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The blog, simply titled Dear Blog has a new post up detailing inside abuses witnessed by this U.K. mental health nurse.*Update 1 18 12blog posts are removed, see comment at Dear BlogOn Twitter HERE

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1 Boring Old Man blogger, and retired psychiatrist writes about the J&J Janssen Risperdal trial in Texas, now on the subject of marketing the antipsychotic to children.Excerpt:"As they droned on, nit-picking the call-notes ["How do you know when the note says 'kids' that they meant...?"], my mind wandered. Then, they produced the fourth document. It was Janssen’s request for approval for children

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AstraZeneca was indicted in Serbia for alleged bribery, and the former head of the Institute of Radiology and Oncology in Belgrade is found dead, of possible suicide, hanged in a forest. VIA The Seroquel Lawsuit blogNovember 2011AstraZeneca Indicted for Bribery - pharmaceutical corporate crime wave continues unabated - What CIA ?January 2012Nenad Borojević, former head of the Institute of

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VIA Bloomberg Business:J&J Whistle-Blower Recounts Firing After Finding PaymentsBloomberg"Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) -- A whistle-blower who sued Johnson & Johnson over the marketing of its antipsychotic Risperdal said he was fired after probing company payments to a top pharmacist in Pennsylvania’s government who hid the money.Allen Jones testified today in Austin, Texas, that he was an investigator in

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An article by ex-pharma-rep Dan Abshear who is currently working to help "homeless military Veterans get back on their feet"."TeenScreen tacitly considers the pharmaceutical industry their sponsor, as indicated by the amount of money this industry gives NAMI, which is about 3 million dollars a year. Eli Lilly is the top briber of NAMI, as they are the top drug company with the most prescribed

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This week the J&J Janssen trial began in Austin, Texas.It is the complex story of paid officials, a medical model called TMAP (Texas Medication Algorithm Project)Teen Screen, and the marketing of an antipsychotic named Risperdal. In the pdf document linked HERE, you'll find whistleblower Allen Jones tell his story, which is gripping, and 66 pages long. I implore you to read it.Allen Jones, Texas

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Excerpt from 1 Boring Old Man; click on title of this post to go to the retired psychiatrist's blog to read the entire article:Nine hours and counting from now the TMAP/J&J suit finally makes it to a courtroom and the jury selection begins. I’ve only known about this case for a year. But for Allen Jones, it has been a decade since he first got the scent of the wrongdoing alleged in this case. The

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And the 1 Boring Old Man author, a retired psychiatrist is on the way to go witness this case in person:"I started medical school at twenty-two, and went out of my way to change my specialty to psychiatry at thirty-three. It felt like the thing I was supposed to be doing. At the risk of sounding corny, I always felt honored to be allowed to practice medicine, and particularly psychiatry as I have

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The recent letter installment on author Robert Whitaker's Mad in America blog by Dr. Mark Foster in part: (If you aren't familiar with the Letters From the Frontline, take a look at the letters Foster writes to Whitaker regarding his patients on psychiatric medications."The boy told me that his psychiatrist had increased his dose of both medicines a few months ago, and with another question it

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Article at the Seroquel Lawsuit Blog

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Via Psychology Today, Psychosis Risk Strikes Out Yet AgainNew Study Shows It Doesn't Predict PsychosisPublished on January 5, 2012 by Allen J. Frances, M.D. in DSM5 in Distress:Read the article at the link above, but here is the on-target opinion of Dr. Frances:"The inescapable conclusion: 'Psychosis Risk' should be dropped forthwith. It has survived this long only because it has friends in high

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via Bloomberg Business J&J Said to Agree to $1 Billion Accord in Risperdal Sales Probe:"Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Johnson & Johnson will pay more than $1 billion to the U.S. and most states to resolve a civil investigation into marketing of the antipsychotic Risperdal, according to people familiar with the matter.J&J, the world’s largest health products company, reached an accord last week with the

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Scott Bartz, author of the book The Tylenol Mafia: Marketing, Murder, and Johnson & Johnson and a pharmaceutical industry whistle-blower, has a new article in his series on the sales of the antipsychotic Risperdal. This time, he shows us the inside details of of the marketing to the elderly, which is heart wrenching, considering the dangers of the antipsychotic, and how it is notorious for being

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Bob Fiddaman, author of the Seroxat Sufferers Stand Up and Be Counted blog has written about the APA bullying the DX Revision blog author. As my previous post states, the DX Revision blog is a new name given to the blog forced upon the blog author by the American Psychiatric Society because she used the "DSM-5" in her web domain name. Just as the APA is revising and re-writing the names of

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The APA (American Psychiatric Association) has bullied a blogger into silence for using the DSM-5 "trademark" in her domain name. Here's the story from Dr. Allen Frances at Psychology Today, in this alarming article.Is DSM 5 A Public Trust Or An APA Cash Cow?Commercialism And Censorship Trump Concern For QualityPublished on January 3, 2012 by Allen J. Frances, M.D. in DSM5 in Distress(In part)"

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All of the news hype over deep brain stimulation for depression and bipolar has some fine print details for you to pay attention. Dr. Helen Mayberg Helen S. Mayberg, MD, Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GeorgiaDisclosure: Alisa R. Gutman has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Disclosure: Helen S. Mayberg, MD, has disclosed that she has

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A poem for the New Year, may everyone have a bright, prosperous year ahead. InvictusOut of the night that covers me,Black as the Pit from pole to pole,I thank whatever gods may beFor my unconquerable soul.In the fell clutch of circumstanceI have not winced nor cried aloud.Under the bludgeonings of chanceMy head is bloody, but unbowed.Beyond this place of wrath and tearsLooms but the Horror of the

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"Always bear in mind that your ownresolution to succeed is moreimportant than any other one thing."-Abraham Lincoln

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VIA the Independent:"Doctors are being sued for creating prescription drug addicts amid claims they have failed to follow safety guidelines published more than 20 years ago.Lawyers and medical experts have reported an increase in clinical negligence cases by patients left physically and psychologically broken by "indefensible" long-term prescribing of addictive tranquillisers such as Valium,

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Robert Whitaker, author of Anatomy of an Epidemic is featured also in this short trailer.

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The American Psychiatric Association has been under increasing scrutiny regarding the upcoming revision of the DSM manual of psychiatric disorder codes and labels. The numbered diagnoses listed are often and most used by insurance companies and doctors for billing purposes. With the revisions being discussed the new DSM 5 has potential for watering down and over generalizing many psychiatric

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I have had a golden moment in the last couple of weeks, when my daughter greeted me with words I had not heard in ages: "Hi Mom!"Merry Christmas!

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.."the story of Dan Markinson’s suicide during the CAFE Trial, an AstraZeneca funded Trial designed to show the wonders of their Seroquel after its poor showing in the NIMH CATIE Trial.": Go check it out, as usual he is insightful with a lot more to add to the Dan Markingson suicide trial gone bad.

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I started writing this blog as an outlet many years ago as I navigated a mental health system with my daughter that has proven to be a challenge to say the least. The system has an infrastructure that is lacking cohesive care for patients, and the patient is treated with a medication based paradigm and medical model that has become the 'American Way'.I have, over many years, met hundreds of

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link to Psychiatric Times hosting Dr.Steve Balt's blog post about the DSM-5, "Is the Criticism of DSM-5 Misguided?"which can also be found at Balt's blog Thought Broadcast.The Editor of Psychiatric Times, Ronald Pies left a comment there:by Ronald Pies | December 21, 2011 10:12 PM ESTYou make some very good points, Dr. Balt--thanks! And, indeed, as several of us have argued in other venues, the

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Seroquel was the medication the doctor told Laura Delano to triple the dose, and the doctor remained on the phone with her until it kicked in. This is an amazing story of hope in mental health recovery written by Laura Delano in a series on author Robert Whitaker's Mad in America blog. Laura no longer takes psychiatric medication is not labeled with a psychiatric diagnosis any longer. She tapered

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Click here for your personalized apology for the OB tampon shortage and to hear your name in a song and see it in the clouds, and in a seriously sappy song. Oh, and at the end you get a coupon for OB Tampons.

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This is how I think an ideal appointment with a psychiatrist should go. Untangling the person's life situation as an assessment and the patient leaves without a medication prescription...From the 1 Boring Old Man blog. A doctor who sees that people are human beings, rich with human condition experiences, to be felt and embraced.

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AdasuveIt's not a pill, it's not a dissolve under the tongue, it's not a patch, it's an inhaler designed for agitated patients with Schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.Alexza Pharmaceuticals wants your business. Look out involuntary psych ward patients, the injectables forced upon you could have competition.Study in British Journal of Psychiatry shows positive data, and sponsored by the drug

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Inmate sues Madison County sheriff and psychiatrist claiming psychotropic drug caused diabetes VIA Madison Record"A Madison County jail inmate says he developed diabetes as a result of a psychotropic drug given to him while in custody.Hubert D. Hill filed a lawsuit Nov. 21 in Madison County Circuit Court against the Madison County Sheriff's Office and psychiatrist Dr. Robert Blankenship.According

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Dust of Snowby Robert Frost (1923)The way a crowShook down on meThe dust of snowFrom a hemlock treeHas given my heartA change of moodAnd saved some partOf a day I had rued.

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"We’ve paid a high price for stealth from the pharmaceutical industry and we deserve transparency!"Great post by Boring Old Man blogger--"transparency..".I've asked Dan Sfera, of South Coast Clinical Trials if he can lend some insight to the question(s) the retired psychiatrist has asked in his post regarding trial centers, drug companies and why the trial centers are stealth, in the listings.

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For sexually abusing teenage boys (inpatients) for nearly 20 years.Nov 22, 2011-TMB suspends child psychiatrist Charles Fischer, M.D.:"On November 22, 2011, a disciplinary panel of the Texas Medical Board temporarily suspended, without notice, the medical license of Charles Henry Fischer, M.D., after determining that Dr. Fischer's continuation in the practice of medicine constitutes a continuing

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Here's the Press release from NovaDel announcing Dr.Charles Nemeroff's seat on the company's Board of Directors. It's a retro look at Nemeroff before the Grassley scandal hit the news.The press release is a nice bio of the conflicted Nemeroff:"Charles B. Nemeroff,M.D., Ph.D., has been elected to the Board of Directors ofNovaDel Pharma Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NVDL), a leading formulator

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These little kids are on boatloads of powerful pills that most are not approved for their age....and for what? behavior?

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Gabriel Myers fell through the cracks in the foster care and mental health system, and this doctor was in charge of his medications.Sohail Punjwani, MDRead this warning letter to him from the FDA 2-4-2010HEREThere is NO excuse.*in my opinion.

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This study is based on HAMSTERS MATING. Hamsters are the equivalent of teens according to this study Watch out, you could be a depressed adult if you believe this hamster sex comparison to teens. LOL

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SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2010Children at risk: Seroquel & Dr. Sohail Punjwani , PsychiatristVIA Miami Herald May 2010" A Broward doctor reprimanded by the Food and Drug Administration for his drug-prescribing practices is facing accusations in a civil suit that he caused the death of a Weston teen after prescribing an anti-psychotic drug not approved for use in adolescents.Norma Tringali of Tamarac

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DSM-5 news: No official position taken by the American Psychological Association"The American Psychological Association recognizes that there is a diversity of opinion concerning the ongoing DSM-5 development process. Our association has not adopted an official position on the proposed revision; rather, we have called upon the DSM-5 Task Force to adhere to an open, transparent process based on

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I thought it would be fun to steal Philip Dawdy's headline announcing Liz' return to blogging back in 2009.Yes, it's true the original one and only mental health blogger Liz Spikol has returned to her blog The Trouble With Spikol, after a long hiatus while she did other things she will surely blog about.Here's her new post Okay. Let’s Go Back Into Business., go take a look.

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via Irish Times"Dr Bhamjee said: “A recent article in the British Journal of Psychiatry found the beneficial uses of lithium when it was added to the water supply in parts of Texas.”He said the Government should consider a pilot project for a town in Ireland where lithium salts could be added to the water in very small doses and examine the results.” He said there was already strong precedent for

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From Fid's blog at Seroxat Sufferers: (read it all there!)"The Senate sat in stunned silence as they listened to a statement from 12 year-old Ke' Onte Cook. Ke' Onte had been place in care from the age of 6 and a half. He told the panel that he was told that if he didn't take his drugs he would be punished by not being allowed to watch TV. He did not know why he was on drugs or how many he was

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via Fierce Pharma:"Ex-PhRMA chief Billy Tauzin caught a lot of flak in 2010 for brokering an $80 billion cost-savings deal with President Barack Obama, helping the administration seal its healthcare reform plans while aiming to stave off further pharmaceutical industry cuts. As it turns out, he was well paid for absorbing the hits.Tauzin earned $11.6 million in 2010, the year he negotiated that

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Use of antipsychotics in nursing homes Senate hearing2007 305K medicare claims for antipsychotics...drugs were NOT used for medical reasonsRx dose was too high or person was on too long....listen and watch herewatch hereFrom C-Span"WASHINGTON, DCWednesday, November 30, 2011The Special Committee on Aging examines the widespread use of these drugs among dementia sufferers, despite FDA "black box

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The story of Dr. Reinstein, one of the top paid doctors of AstraZeneca's Seroquel sales team (paid speaker, lots of rx's written)is the author of the handwritten note in the image here taken from this document where he wrote his earnings down that he was paid by AstraZeneca. Note the "AstraZeneca Canada". I wonder what that is?Go over to Boring Old Man blog for a great detailed discussion about

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The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the

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enjoy this great song, one of my favorites...while i'm finishing up with some important studying! happy holidays!

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After 6 months evaluate the need for psychiatric meds, says APA Deputy Medical DirectorAnnelle Primm, M.D.Damn right!

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for all we have enjoyed and for all that we will enjoy.for all of my life, even the hard times.for the sweet moments that sometimes turn bittersweet.for memories.for the future.

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Ever wake up at 2 or 3 am and can't get back to sleep? Pharma has a pill for that! forget journaling, blogging or watching the news, reruns or late night tv, just take another PILL. Under the tongue Intermezzo is just another version of Ambien the sleep aid that has a sorted history of people sleep walking or becoming psychiatric side effect victims with aggression and violence... but hey, you

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This is part 2 of a series by whistleblower and author, Scott Bartz Marketing Risperdal: Part II

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"In the study, mental health researchers analyzed 2003 Medicaid records of 637,924 minors from an unidentified mid-Atlantic state who were either in foster care, getting disability benefits for a diagnosis like severe autism or bipolar disorder, or in a program called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. All of these programs draw on Medicaid financing. The investigators found that 16,969, or

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PAXIL 329 in the news again, in various places... for now just read THIS at 1 Boring Old Man blog. How many teens were given SSRIs as a result of the lies of this study? the ignored data that spelled out suicide connections and teens and SSRI's? What if those kids who became suicidal on SSRIs were never given them in the first place, and if this study wasn't published it MIGHT HAVE SAVED

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VIA The Australian:"Medicate ADHD kids or else, parents toldBY: SUE DUNLEVY From: The Australian November 21, 2011'EXPERTS have warned that parents who don't medicate children with ADHD could be referred to child protection authorities under controversial draft guidelines being considered by the National Health and Medical Research Council.The practice points, to guide doctors who treat the

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I've written about Dollars for Docs database before, when I find a doctor who is on Big Pharma's payroll as a paid speaker or consultant. The database is one way keeping accountability, truth and ethics in the discussion when we write or talk about psychiatry, and the doctors who treat patients. We've read about University of Minnesota's Dr.Charles Schulz and the Dan Markingson Seroquel study

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"And in the end it's not the years in yourlife that count. It's the life in your years." - Abraham Lincoln

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via Reuters India Kiwi tops apple in blood pressure study:"The eight-week study, led by Mette Svendsen of Oslo University Hospital in Norway, involved 118 subjects with an average age of 55 and mildly high blood pressure.One group added three kiwis to their daily diet, while the other half added the proverbial apple a day. Kiwis contain lutein, which has antioxidant properties.After eight weeks,

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Via BioSpace Lundbeck Inc. Pays Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. $200 Million Upfront in CNS Drug Deal, Complete Deal is Worth $1.8 Billion if Milestones are Met:"Lundbeck Inc. Pays Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. $200 Million Upfront in CNS Drug Deal, Complete Deal is Worth $1.8 Billion if Milestones are Met11/11/2011 7:05:13 AMTOKYO & COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Otsuka Pharmaceutical

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Scott Bartz, author of THE TYLENOL MAFIA: Marketing, Murder, and Johnson & Johnson and insider, also writes a blog worth following. This week he posted a beginning series on Risperdal and use in kids, and how J & J marketed the antipsychotic to kids. That illegal marketing directly impacted my child's life at age 11 in 1999, and I must say it rubs salt in the wounds reading this expose'--but I am

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via Pharmagossip Number of Canadian kids offered antipsychotics more than doubles:Risperdal and Seroquel used excessively in kids off-label for behavior control...what a dangerous way to control a kid!from the article.."One antipsychotic alone, risperidone, was recommended by Canadian-office-based doctors for children 17 years old and younger a total of 340,670 times in 2010 — a near-doubling

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VIA Seroquel Lawsuit blog Hundreds of Soldiers & Vets Dying From AstraZeneca Antipsychotic--Seroquel"From 2001 to the present, US Central Command has given deploying troops 180 day supplies of prescription psychotropic drugs—Seroquel included. In a May 2010 report of its Pain Management Task Force, the Army endorsed Seroquel in 25- or 50-milligram doses as a 'sleep aid.'Over the past decade,

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Lilly won the court case against the innocent victim, what's new? it's business as usual while patients are killed, injured and used for marketing props for companies such as Lilly, the makers of the antipsychotic Zyprexa that has a box warning for diabetes, and more. The drug caused 100+ weight gain in my daughter, and the drug is still being used and prescribed all these years later, even after

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Via Bloomberg Lilly Hid Zyprexa’s Diabetes Risks, Student Died, Lawyer Argues:"Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Eli Lilly & Co. didn’t properly warn a patient who took its Zyprexa antipsychotic medication of diabetes risks and the young man died, a lawyer for his family told a jury in the first case to go to trial over the drug.Cody Tadai, a 20-year-old college student, took Zyprexa to battle mental illness

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Gwen Olsen, former pharma rep speaks outTalks about 15 years of being a pharma rep, marketing tools and what they were legally allowed to say as a rep about the drug, the revisions that would happen to the charts they used to sell the products to doctors when needed, by the marketing department... etc. worth listening to her speak her mind....

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From the Guardian:"British drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay $3bn (£1.9bn) to settle a series of criminal and civil investigations by the US authorities into the sales and marketing of some of its best-known products.Among the cases the payment will settle are a US justice department probe into the marketing of diabetes drug Avandia, which has been linked to heart attack risks.

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Seroquel diabetes lawsuit claimant demands official apology from AstraZeneca in lieu of settlement cashThe Seroquel Lawsuit Blog has new documents posted from the antipsychotic Seroquel diabetes lawsuit settlement. The document shown here (copied from the lawsuit blog) is a new one, which shows a significant REDUCTION in the individual's offer, down -$1300.00 from the original offer, which was a

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hat tip to Pharmagossip with a new blog and book recommendation.Scott Bartz has written book on the Tylenol Cyanide Murders and authors the blog American Fraud,Covering corporate crime and prosecutorial misconduct.Bartz on FOX news: from Bartz' blogInterviewer's Questions"Q1.) Why are you releasing the book now? Q2,) You worked for J&J, correct? Q3,) Why did you write this book? Q4.) Did you

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VIA the LA Times:"A physician, a pharmacist and 15 others have been charged with bilking Medicare and Medi-Cal out of millions of dollars in an elaborate prescription drug fraud that resulted in the government paying over and over for the same pills.Using stolen or illegally obtained Medicare beneficiary cards, members of the ring known as "runners" would obtain prescriptions for expensive drugs

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AstraZeneca business as usual news from the Seroquel Lawsuit Blog , it seems that AstraZeneca, the pharma giant and maker of antipsychotic Seroquel is at it again with DoJ investigations, and indictments for alleged bribery and improper payments to Serbian doctors, that all on the heels of the 3rd quarter earnings report where it states AstraZeneca has spent $759 million dollars in its defense

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Gardasil ,HPVvia Sacramento Bee:"Drug company gives after Jerry Brown signs STD prevention billTwo days after Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation allowing children 12 and older to seek medical care for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases without parental consent - including vaccinations against human papillomavirus, or HPV - a pharmaceutical company with a financial interest in HPV

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Giles Marcus, a 35 year old former Luton AstraZeneca sales rep settled a financial agreement with AstraZeneca, makers of Seroquel for an undisclosed amount for racial discrimination.here's the story-Firm's race shame after 'unfair' exit of sales rep.

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Refresh your memory with this newscastLilly 3Q Net Falls 5% As Co Braces For Zyprexa Patent Loss-Oct 2011Drugmaker Eli Lilly’s 3rd-quarter profit falls 5 percent as Zyprexa patent expiration nears"The Indianapolis company loses U.S. patent protection for its top seller, the antipsychotic Zyprexa, on Sunday. Zyprexa generated $1.18 billion in sales during the third quarter, or 19 percent of total

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VIA PharmagossipDrug firm GSK fined US$2.6 million for collusion - Channel NewsAsia"South Korea's anti-trust agency has fined drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline three billion won ($2.6 million) for conspiring with a Seoul rival over the sale of drugs, an official said Monday.The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said GSK in 2000 offered Dong-A Pharmaceutical the exclusive right to sell its anti-nausea drug

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Attorney General of Georgia: Atlanta Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Submitting Fraudulent Bills to Medicaid and MedicareAtlanta Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Submitting Fraudulent Bills to Medicaid and MedicareDr. Robert Williams, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to federal prison today by United States District Judge Richard W. Story on Medicaid and Medicare fraud charges.“Many of Georgia’s

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VIA Bloomberg news:Abbott Said to Agree to Pay $1.3 Billion to End Suits Over Epilepsy Drug"Abbott executives, federal prosecutors and state officials have reached a tentative agreement calling for the drugmaker to pay about $800 million to resolve civil claims over Depakote and about $500 million in criminal penalties for marketing the epilepsy medicine for unapproved uses, said three people

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This is an interesting public event that was held at Stanford School Of Medicine in July 2011, which was held to educate patients and caregivers and anyone else interested in mood disorders.Among the speakers at the free to the public Mood Disorders Education Day were:Pharma income takers Manpreet Singh (Pfizer) and Terence Ketter. Ketter received income from GSK, Pfizer and CephalonAlan

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NCHS Data BriefNumber 76, October 2011 Antidepressant Use in Persons Aged 12 and Over: United States, 2005–2008Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 2005–2008Eleven percent of Americans aged 12 years and over take antidepressant medication.Females are more likely to take antidepressants than are males, and non-Hispanic white persons are more likely to take

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VIA Pharmalot:.."Earlier this year, the US Department of Justice intervened - or joined - a whistleblower lawsuit that was filed in late 2008 by three former Abbott sales reps, who accused the drugmaker of concocting an illegal scheme to promote Depakote. Among the charges were allegations Abbott paid kickbacks to docs to boost prescriptions and, subsequently, defrauding Medicare and Medicaid (

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Abstract Contribution of spirituality to quality of life in patients with residual schizophreniaThere is increasing recognition that a person's spiritual or religious experiences contribute to quality of life (QOL).However, research exploring the relation between spirituality and QOL has mainly been in the context of chronic and life-threatening illnesses and studies examining this important

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i helped her add to the list of places she had been writing down that she went as a kid and teen."my brain is erased".

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The FDA's Bad Ad program for reporting untruthful or misleading pharma DTC ads (drug promotion)has one year data to report:FDA press release"Of the 328 reports of potentially untruthful or misleading promotion, 188 were submitted by HCPs, 116 were submitted by consumers, and 24 were submitted by representatives of regulated industry. Historically, prior to the Bad Ad launch, FDA received an

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VIA Pharmalot:Pharmalot:"Jazz, which did not get around to filing the 74 adverse event reports with the FDA until May 5 of this year, then argued that, since its distributor had the information, the drugmaker should not be held responsible for failing to file the reports within the required 15-day mark. The agency, however, did not buy the explanation.“We disagree with this position, given the

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Sydney Morning Herald, Australia Pharmacists paid by drug company for patient details"Pfizer receives patient information, including mobile phone numbers and email addresses, as part of the scheme, under which it provides regular information to patients about their condition and medication.Like the Blackmores deal, when one of nine Pfizer drugs is being dispensed, the guild's computer system

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Sign of the times, sigh.Archives of General Psychiatry Acute Inpatient Care for Psychiatric Disorders in the United States, 1996 Through 2007:Acute Inpatient Care for Psychiatric Disorders in the United States, 1996 Through 2007Joseph C. Blader, PhDArch Gen Psychiatry. Published online August 1, 2011.doi:10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.84ContextData from facility-level surveys indicate that US

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David Healy and Robert Whitaker speak together.Whitaker is the award winning author of Anatomy of an Epidemic and Healy is a psychiatrist. Invest some time in listening to what they have to say about psychiatric medications, it's worth your time.

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A mother writes about the death of her son in this post, Official:Prozac responsible for death of Toran Henry at Fiddaman's blog."... chirpy voice announced she was from the mental health crisis team and just calling to ask how my son Toran was. When I told her that he had hanged himself 5 hours earlier there was a stunned silence followed by “Oh my God, is there anything I can do?” I replied “

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In this post, discussing the C.A.B.F. Child Adolescent Bipolar Foundation's name change to the Mind Foundation and it's remaining conflicted science advisory council that includes, Joseph Biederman, et al.What began as a discussion of the corruption, conflicts and sanction against Biederman from Harvard, Wagner who was co-author to the Paxil 329 study and more...has turned into a comment section

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At the 3:29 mark on the video, watch and be entertained by the psychiatrist's candid answers when asked the question, How many patients have you been able to cure? they respond with candid answers, and some with laughter --- outside of the 2006 APA convention in Toronto, Canada.

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Found at Pharmagossip, Fake doctor felt up women who allowed him into their home after he said he could offer free breast exams to them.Seriously girls?

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