tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002218232182793493.post5251274185879730851..comments2024-03-28T01:14:05.420-07:00Comments on PharmaLittle: FRAUDULENT SLIPUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002218232182793493.post-88697905129609612732013-03-15T22:46:42.599-07:002013-03-15T22:46:42.599-07:00My programmer is trying to convince me to move to ...My programmer is trying to convince me to move to .<br /><br />net from PHP. I have always disliked the idea because of the expenses.<br /><br />But he's tryiong none the less. I've been <br />using Movable-type on a number of websites for about a year and am anxious about switching to another platform.<br />I have heard very good things about blogengine.net. Is there a <br />way I can transfer all my wordpress content into it?<br />Any kind of help would be really appreciated!<br /><br />Also visit my web site; <a href="http://legitonlinejobs321.com" rel="nofollow">online legit jobs</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002218232182793493.post-76006914188255444382009-02-27T17:46:00.000-08:002009-02-27T17:46:00.000-08:00The Michigan joins suit piece is interesting. Up ...The Michigan joins suit piece is interesting. Up to now, Michigan has absented itself from joining such suits--sometimes the only state that has done so--and our AG Mike Cox has been asked why.<BR/><BR/>A new era in the Great Lakes State? We'll see.Henry (Hank) Greenspanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367665602949729228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002218232182793493.post-67357541267230402562009-02-27T16:24:00.000-08:002009-02-27T16:24:00.000-08:00See "Michigan joins suit..."See "Michigan joins suit..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002218232182793493.post-7518595872046599362009-02-26T19:57:00.000-08:002009-02-26T19:57:00.000-08:00And the beat goes on....paxil revisited. Sadly the...And the beat goes on....paxil revisited. Sadly these complaints come up, but the prescribing continues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002218232182793493.post-83217923050662741242009-02-26T18:21:00.000-08:002009-02-26T18:21:00.000-08:00For folks who don't want to paste in the link, her...For folks who don't want to paste in the link, here is the core of the DOJ summary:<BR/><BR/>"The Complaint alleges that a double-blind, placebo-controlled, pediatric trial found Celexa no more effective than the placebo for pediatric use and that, in the study, more patients taking Celexa attempted suicide or reported suicidal thoughts than those in the group taking the placebo. The negative efficacy data led the FDA to deny FOREST’s request to approve Celexa for pediatric use. It is further alleged that, despite the FDA’s denial of a pediatric indication, FOREST actively promoted pediatric use of the drugs and misled physicians and the public by failing to disclose the results of the negative study. The same study was among those later considered by the FDA when it mandated that FOREST add a “black box” warning to both the Celexa and Lexapro labels. <BR/><BR/>The Complaint alleges that FOREST sought to induce physicians and others to prescribe Celexa and Lexapro by providing them with various forms of illegal remuneration, including cash payments disguised as grants or consulting fees, expensive meals and lavish entertainment and other valuable goods and services, all in violation of the federal anti-kickback statute."Henry (Hank) Greenspanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367665602949729228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002218232182793493.post-10394841105152197752009-02-26T18:17:00.000-08:002009-02-26T18:17:00.000-08:00Thanks, Nancy. Yeah, as anticipated, I learned th...Thanks, Nancy. Yeah, as anticipated, I learned through the WSJ Law blog that this is, indeed, a qui tam (whistleblower) suit brought uder the False Claims Act.Henry (Hank) Greenspanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367665602949729228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002218232182793493.post-68437657503119031932009-02-26T15:12:00.000-08:002009-02-26T15:12:00.000-08:00Justice, according to the news released by the Dis...Justice, according to the news released by the District of Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's Office,<BR/><BR/>"A Complaint was unsealed today in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts against a New York pharmaceutical company for alleged False Claims Act violations arising from the company’s marketing the drugs Celexa and Lexapro for unapproved pediatric use and for paying kickbacks to induce physicians to prescribe the drugs." The news release is posted here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/ma/press.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002218232182793493.post-66033778981849806062009-02-26T14:51:00.000-08:002009-02-26T14:51:00.000-08:00Ah, Sigmund. Yes, sometimes a cigar is just a ciga...Ah, Sigmund. Yes, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar (as they say in the biz). <BR/><BR/>As I free associate about the content of the Wall Street Journal article "U.S. Probes Emory Doctor's Glaxo Ties," a song comes to mind...<BR/><BR/>If interested, click on "Glad."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002218232182793493.post-86156650496480190672009-02-26T12:17:00.000-08:002009-02-26T12:17:00.000-08:00Thanks for the heads up on Alison B's blog, Nancy....Thanks for the heads up on Alison B's blog, Nancy. I assume that this is all happening under the False Claims Act, but I don't see that explicitly in either the NYT or AB's blog (perhaps I'm missing it).<BR/><BR/>One of the things that Eric Holder, our new AG, has advocated in the past is rewarding companies for doing their own internal investigations. Of course, this assumes that a broad swath of senior management is not involved. If it's a few "bad eggs," and they are nailed by the internal investigation, than the company as a whole is spared some.<BR/><BR/>Again, this does not appear to be the issue in the Forest case--looks like whistleblowers working with DOJ--but it's an interesting model--kind of a DOJ PDUFA.Henry (Hank) Greenspanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367665602949729228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002218232182793493.post-3889701505081528512009-02-26T12:10:00.000-08:002009-02-26T12:10:00.000-08:00Thanks, Glad.BTW, what comes to mind about that?(s...Thanks, Glad.<BR/><BR/>BTW, what comes to mind about that?<BR/><BR/>(sometimes a microscope is a microscope)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002218232182793493.post-19803075622145339412009-02-26T11:19:00.000-08:002009-02-26T11:19:00.000-08:00Justice, the scope of this investigation is impres...Justice, the scope of this investigation is impressive. Read what Alison Bass is sayin' here:<BR/><BR/>http://alison-bass.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002218232182793493.post-37445192016035878432009-02-26T09:01:00.000-08:002009-02-26T09:01:00.000-08:00Foreplay and freudian...er, fraudian slips? Pharma...Foreplay and freudian...er, fraudian slips? Pharmalittle's resident analyst is on a roll...<BR/>as are the Feds. Emory University is still under the Feds' microscope. Click on "Glad" to read the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com