Comments on: Hospital Chief of Acute Pain Fabricated Medical Studies on Lyrica http://www.fibrohaven.com/2009/03/12/hospital-chief-of-acute-pain-fabricated-medical-studies-on-lyrica/ Living a Life of Essence in Spite of Illness Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:25:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jolene http://www.fibrohaven.com/2009/03/12/hospital-chief-of-acute-pain-fabricated-medical-studies-on-lyrica/comment-page-1/#comment-1225 Jolene Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:57:55 +0000 http://fibrohaven.wordpress.com/?p=847#comment-1225 I posted about this tonight as well, and then saw your post :) Great minds think alike! What an insane breach of trust!! It really sickens me. And I don't think 10 years in prison is enough when this Dr. played Russian roulette with THOUSANDS of lives. A sorry and giving the grant money back doesn't undo the potential damage. I have been very resistant to try Lyrica as it has been available for a shorter period of time in Canada, and I have heard so many conflicting things about it. My Doctors have urged me to try it, but I am on so many other meds, I have not been comfortable doing so..... And this just validates my stance on the subject. I will be printing off all the documents I have found and taking them in to my next appointment. Hope you are well today. Hugs! Jolene I posted about this tonight as well, and then saw your post :) Great minds think alike!
What an insane breach of trust!! It really sickens me. And I don’t think 10 years in prison is enough when this Dr. played Russian roulette with THOUSANDS of lives. A sorry and giving the grant money back doesn’t undo the potential damage.
I have been very resistant to try Lyrica as it has been available for a shorter period of time in Canada, and I have heard so many conflicting things about it. My Doctors have urged me to try it, but I am on so many other meds, I have not been comfortable doing so….. And this just validates my stance on the subject. I will be printing off all the documents I have found and taking them in to my next appointment.
Hope you are well today.
Hugs!
Jolene

]]> By: thegirlfromtheghetto http://www.fibrohaven.com/2009/03/12/hospital-chief-of-acute-pain-fabricated-medical-studies-on-lyrica/comment-page-1/#comment-300 thegirlfromtheghetto Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:18:01 +0000 http://fibrohaven.wordpress.com/?p=847#comment-300 Wow, what an article. Sad that a doctor would do this, esp. after taking an oath to "Do no harm." He should get his license revoked. Wow, what an article. Sad that a doctor would do this, esp. after taking an oath to “Do no harm.” He should get his license revoked.

]]> By: fibrohaven http://www.fibrohaven.com/2009/03/12/hospital-chief-of-acute-pain-fabricated-medical-studies-on-lyrica/comment-page-1/#comment-299 fibrohaven Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:26:04 +0000 http://fibrohaven.wordpress.com/?p=847#comment-299 What the article says is that Dr Reuben fabricated the results of various drug studies (including Lyrica) in the favor of the drug companies in order to continue receiving funding from big pharma. This has many far reaching implications, including into the FM community, especially with the current controversy surrounding FM <a href="http://fibrohaven.wordpress.com/2009/02/13/letter-to-the-ap-from-the-president-of-the-national-fibromyalgia-association/" rel="nofollow">(Letter to the AP from the National Fibromyalgia Association</a>). Here is a great response by a commenter on the original article that explains the issue more clearly than I have: "Conflicts of interest undermine public trust in and support for scientific research, endangers research subjects and patients, and boosts medical costs by encouraging physicians and patients to use new treatments that are no better than cheaper alternatives. Collaborations between academia and industry has clearly brought discernible influence on clinicians, bringing with it erroneous results, suppressed data, or harmful side effects from these drugs. The sophistication, greed and political influence of big pharma has gotten way out of control." It does not necessarily mean that Lyrica is not/will not work for you Denise. Many other legitimate studies have been done on Lyrica, but Dr Rueben's unethical research has added to the existing controversy and is a clear sign of a much larger problem in healthcare. What the article says is that Dr Reuben fabricated the results of various drug studies (including Lyrica) in the favor of the drug companies in order to continue receiving funding from big pharma.

This has many far reaching implications, including into the FM community, especially with the current controversy surrounding FM (Letter to the AP from the National Fibromyalgia Association).

Here is a great response by a commenter on the original article that explains the issue more clearly than I have:

“Conflicts of interest undermine public trust in and support for scientific research, endangers research subjects and patients, and boosts medical costs by encouraging physicians and patients to use new treatments that are no better than cheaper alternatives. Collaborations between academia and industry has clearly brought discernible influence on clinicians, bringing with it erroneous results, suppressed data, or harmful side effects from these drugs. The sophistication, greed and political influence of big pharma has gotten way out of control.”

It does not necessarily mean that Lyrica is not/will not work for you Denise. Many other legitimate studies have been done on Lyrica, but Dr Rueben’s unethical research has added to the existing controversy and is a clear sign of a much larger problem in healthcare.

]]> By: Denise http://www.fibrohaven.com/2009/03/12/hospital-chief-of-acute-pain-fabricated-medical-studies-on-lyrica/comment-page-1/#comment-301 Denise Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:27:10 +0000 http://fibrohaven.wordpress.com/?p=847#comment-301 I take lyrica..I cannot understand these articles? what does it say about lyrica? I take lyrica..I cannot understand these articles? what does it say about lyrica?

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