Public release date: 18-Oct-2010 HRR- Requested Repost , in regards to how to rig double blind cross over placebo drug trial. – “there isn’t anything actually known to be physiologically inert. On top of that, there are no regulations about… Read More ›
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NHS hit for millions by overcharging ‘scam’
Drug companies exploit loophole in the law to hike prices by as much as 2,000 per cent Sanchez Manning Sunday, 14 July 2013 Drugs companies have been accused of “highway robbery” of the NHS by using a legal loophole to… Read More ›
Frequently prescribed drug used in concerning ways with harmful side effects: i.e. Death – benzodiazepines
Contact: Kate Taylor TaylorKa@smh.ca 647-393-7527 St. Michael’s Hospital TORONTO, Feb. 6, 2013—A popular class of drugs commonly used to treat sleep and mood symptoms continues to be frequently prescribed despite being known to have potentially life-threatening side effects. Previous studies… Read More ›
Couple Claim Cop Stole Their Drugs: Utah does not safeguard personal prescription information from unlawful access or dissemination
By JONNY BONNER SALT LAKE CITY (CN) – A city cop used Utah’s prescription drug database to visit a couple’s home for so-called “pill checks” and steal their pain drugs, hoping “they would be too dumb to notice the pills… Read More ›
Smart drugs to ‘moral enhancement’: a chemical approach to transhumanism
By Olivia Solon 06 September 12 Steroids. Ritalin. Modafinil. Prozac. EPO. These are just a selection of drugs that could be described as boosting the cognitive or physical performance of human beings. As part of Wired.co.uk’s Transhuman Week, we take a… Read More ›
Drug company funding of drug trials greatly influences outcome – 35x Better Outcome if Funded by the Drug Company
Contact: Wallace Ravven wravven@pubaff.ucsf.edu 415-476-2557 University of California – San Francisco Drug company funding of drug trials greatly influences outcome In head-to-head trials of two drugs, the one deemed better appears to depend largely on who is funding the study,… Read More ›