Editorial Note: This post is from Sara Bostock, who was one of the originators of the SSRI Stories concept and a key player in putting pressure on FDA to put in place Suicide Warnings on Antidepressants. So she is far from the average in her determination - although to look at her she looks just like the rest of us. Tough though she is, this post brings out just how difficult … [Read more...] about Fragile Doctors: Iatroporosis
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I’m not pre-pregnant. I just have a womb.
Editorial Note: Two months ago we were deep in a controversy about Antidepressants and Birth Defects. (See The Dark is for Mushrooms, not for Women, Preventing Precaution and Mumsnet). Many women hearing a message that they should be wary about antidepressants and the risk of birth defects hear that they are being regarded simply as wombs rather than women. Others hear pharma … [Read more...] about I’m not pre-pregnant. I just have a womb.
Let’s Do The AbbVie Again
Slightly over three months ago, the idea of an AbbVie was born. She was named after the pharmaceutical company AbbVie - until recently Abbott Laboratories. She was born from the union of a legal action taken by AbbVie in the European Court against the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) data access policy. As a result of Peter Gøtzsche’s efforts in 2010 the European ombudsman … [Read more...] about Let’s Do The AbbVie Again
AbbVie Petition Signers with a Story to Tell
This selection of quotes abbreviates in many cases what was written. The contributions come from all the continents who have signed. On statins (10) ES: Memory loss, couldn't walk very far. came off statins and back pain went within a few days. DG: My body has been damaged by the statin drug simvastatin. If I had know about all its potential side effects, I would have … [Read more...] about AbbVie Petition Signers with a Story to Tell
Extreme Petitioning
Thank you to everyone who signed RxISK's Drug Safety Petition asking pharmaceutical giants AbbVie and Intermune to stop blocking the European Medicines Agency (EMA) from releasing prescription drug clinical trial data. Only one person signed the United States Declaration of Independence – but this made a difference. The RxISK Drug Safety Petition now has 6000+ signatures … [Read more...] about Extreme Petitioning
RxISK Drug Safety Petition
The RxISK Drug Safety Petition has been translated into 19 different languages. Click on the links below to view: ARABIC - إن سلامة الأدوية لا تكون سرا تجاريا BOSNIAN - Hocemo pristup farmaceutskim podacima o lijeku! CHINESE - 让我们看到药物数据！药物的毒害性不是”商业机密“。 CZECH - Zveřejněte údaje o lécích! Riziko jejich užívání není obchodním tajemstvím DUTCH - RxISK.org heeft … [Read more...] about RxISK Drug Safety Petition
RxISK adds 320,172 Health Canada reports of adverse events to its drug safety database
Toronto, Ontario — September 26, 2013 – RxISK.org, the first free, independent website for researching and reporting prescription drug side effects, has added to its drug safety database more than 320,000 adverse drug events reported to Health Canada from 1965 to March 31, 2013. The RxISK database now has more than 4.8 million reports of suspected adverse drug events — as … [Read more...] about RxISK adds 320,172 Health Canada reports of adverse events to its drug safety database
Shooters on Prescription Drugs
The news from Washington this week (September 17 - See Scientific American) of another shooting where the shooter has been on psychotropic medication - this time trazodone - raises once again questions about the interaction between violence and medication. The data points absolutely convincingly to the fact that the drugs can and do cause violence. Some of the data is laid … [Read more...] about Shooters on Prescription Drugs
RxISK drug safety petition asks AbbVie and InterMune to stop blocking access to drug clinical trial data
Toronto, Ontario — September 13, 2013 – RxISK.org, the first free, independent website for researching and reporting prescription drug side effects, has launched a drug safety petition asking two pharmaceutical giants to stop blocking the European Medicines Agency (EMA) from releasing prescription drug clinical trial data. In 2010, the EMA began releasing patient-level data … [Read more...] about RxISK drug safety petition asks AbbVie and InterMune to stop blocking access to drug clinical trial data
Letter to Stacy London
Five weeks ago Johanna Ryan and Kim Witczak wrote a letter to Stacy London. It covered Stacy's role in AbbVie's Humiraverse. It wasn't a critical letter. People in Humiraverses can't throw stones - the company will always win. Stacy is probably better placed than anyone to make a difference to AbbVie and Pharma's current campaign to close down access to clinical trial data … [Read more...] about Letter to Stacy London