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Antidepressant Trials “Hijacked for Marketing Purposes,” Researchers Say

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They looked at the largest, most influential clinical trials of antidepressants and found that almost half were so biased that they could be considered “seeding trials”—or studies that provide marketing materials for the pharmaceutical industry, not valid scientific data. Large trials are rare in the field of antidepressant research.

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Our Medical System Protects Wrongdoers and Punishes Whistleblowers: An Interview with Carl Elliott

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An influential voice in bioethics, Elliott is known for his critical examination of the medical and pharmaceutical industries. I got a message from a friend, a reporter Paul Tosto, who wanted to know what I made of a series about a death in a clinical trial that he and Jeremy Olson had written for the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

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Antidepressant Use Linked to Sexual Dysfunction, Why Aren’t Prescribers Discussing It?

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A new study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders Reports sheds light on this issue, offering insights from patients diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) who have experienced antidepressant treatment. Maelys Touya was an employee of Lundbeck LLC, and Lambros Chrones was an employee of Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A.,

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“War Cry For Change”: Veterans Launch Campaign for Informed Consent and Safe Deprescribing at the VA

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His independent research into psychiatric drug harm and pharmaceutical industry corruption would eventually lead him to Mad in America, where he launched the Veterans’ & Military Families Initiative in 2019. Pharmaceutical influence over government has allowed this to go on as long as it has.

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Prescription Drugs: The Hidden Costs to Health and the Planet

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A ccording to the IQVIA Institute report, “The Use of Medicines in the U.S. Pharmaceutical spending in the U.S. The Downsides of Pharmaceuticals for Health Management While prescription drugs can be lifesaving or increase your quality of life, it can be damaging to rely solely on pharmaceuticals for your well-being.

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The “Madness” of Inpatient Psychiatry

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Those trapped there due to their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors are controlled by pharmaceutical Americans and their cultish mindset hailing drugs at the expense of everything else. Of course, psychiatrists rarely say the quiet parts out loud; their status as pharmaceutical Americans could come into jeopardy if they did.

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HR Challenges in the Pharmaceutical Industries

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All of which will imply how the pharmaceutical industry is likely to conduct its business in the near future. With the constant layoffs, corporate mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical market, and rise in the compensation standards, many businesses have also adopted an outsourcing business model. Development in Technology.