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.AN international drug company made a hit list of doctors who had to be "neutralised" or discredited because they criticised the anti-arthritis drug the pharmaceutical giant produced.
Staff at US company Merck &Co emailed each other about the list of doctors - mainly researchers and academics - who had been negative about the drug Vioxx or Merck and a recommended course of action.
IN-DEPTH COVERAGE: The Vioxx Trial
The email, which came out in the Federal Court in Melbourne yesterday as part of a class action against the drug company, included the words "neutralise", "neutralised" or "discredit" against some of the doctors' names.
It is also alleged the company used intimidation tactics against critical researchers, including dropping hints it would stop funding to institutions and claims it interfered with academic appointments.
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These are Merck's Products on the market, you'll note that Gardasil is one of them.
This poison is being recommended to be given to all children starting at a preteen age.
Was it to, subject to the above mentioned tactics to squelch any negative opinions of it? Can these people now really be trusted to hold our children's health in their hands knowing what they now will stoop to in order to ensure that they make a dollar?
I think not
Antivenin - for the treatment of Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus mactans) bites
Arcoxia (etoricoxib) - for the symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis (not approved in the US, but approved and sold in Europe, Latin America, the Asia-Pacific region and Middle East/Northern Africa)
Cancidas (caspofungin) - An echinocandins antifungal drug for treatment of Aspergillus and Candida.
Cosopt (dorzolamide and timolol) - reduces intraocular pressure in people with glaucoma or ocular hypertension.
Cozaar/Hyzaar (losartan)- used to treat hypertension, to reduce the risk of strokes and to treat diabetic nephropathy.
Crixivan (indinavir) – a protease inhibitor HIV medication.
Emend (aprepitant) – treats vomiting and nausea brought about by chemotherapy.
Emend Injection (fosaprepitant dimeglumine) - an intravenous drug for nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy
Emflex (Acemetacin) - a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
Fosamax (alendronate) – osteoporosis medication.
Fosamax Plus D (alendronate/vitamin D) – osteoporosis medication.
Gardasil (HPV vaccine) - a vaccine against human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted disease.
Isentress (raltegravir) - HIV integrase inhibitor.
Janumet (sitagliptin/metformin) - an oral anti-diabetic drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
Januvia (sitagliptin) - a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor for the treatment of diabetes
Maxalt (rizatriptan) one of many triptans used to treat migraines.
MMR Vaccine - immunization against measles, mumps and rubella.
Pneumovax 23 (Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine) - a vaccine used to prevent Streptococcus pneumoniae infections such as pneumonia and septicaemia.
Primaxin (imipenem with cilastatin) – a broad spectrum carbapenem antibiotic.
Prinzide (lisinopril/hydrochlorothiazide) – anti-hypertensive combination of an ACE inhibitor and a diuretic.
Propecia/Proscar (finasteride) – used for alopecia (male pattern baldness) and prostatic conditions.
ProQuad (MMRV vaccine) - a vaccine for simultaneous vaccination against measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella in children.
Recombivax HB (hepatitis B vaccine) - a vaccine that protects against hepatitis B.
Rotateq - a vaccine to prevent rotavirus gastroenteritis, a leading cause of severe diarrhea in infants and young children ages 0 to 12.
Singulair (montelukast) – an asthma medication that blocks leukotrienes.
Timoptic (timolol) - a non-selective beta-adrenergic receptor blocker used to treat high blood pressure and prevent heart attacks.
Tredaptive (laropiprant/ER niacin) - a new lipid-modifying therapy for patients with dyslipidemia and primary hypercholesterolemia (not approved in the US, but approved in the European Union)
Trusopt (dorzolamide) - reduces intraocular pressure in people with glaucoma or ocular hypertension.
Vaqta (Hepatitis A vaccine) - a vaccine that protects against hepatitis A.
Varivax (Varicella vaccine) - a vaccine that protects against chickenpox.
Vioxx (rofecoxib)- for the symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis.
Vytorin (ezetimibe/simvastatin) – a combination cholesterol-lowering preparation marketed in collaboration with Schering-Plough.
Zetia (ezetimibe) - cholesterol absorption inhibitor which lowers LDL co marketed by Schering-Plough
Zocor (simvastatin) – a cholesterol-lowering statin.
Zolinza (vorinostat) - a histone deacetylase inhibitor for the treatment of cutaneous T cell lymphoma.
Zostavax - a vaccine for prevention of shingles in adults older than 60 years of age.AN international drug company made a hit list of doctors who had to be "neutralised" or discredited because they criticised the anti-arthritis drug the pharmaceutical giant produced.
Staff at US company Merck &Co emailed each other about the list of doctors - mainly researchers and academics - who had been negative about the drug Vioxx or Merck and a recommended course of action.
IN-DEPTH COVERAGE: The Vioxx Trial
The email, which came out in the Federal Court in Melbourne yesterday as part of a class action against the drug company, included the words "neutralise", "neutralised" or "discredit" against some of the doctors' names.
It is also alleged the company used intimidation tactics against critical researchers, including dropping hints it would stop funding to institutions and claims it interfered with academic appointments.
"We may need to
