Comments on: Congress Probes Wyeth Vitamin Claims

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By: harpy

harpy — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:02:29 +0000

That’s not exactly true. The founder of the company that sells Enzyte, the “male enhancement” supplement, was recently sentenced to 25 years in jail and ordered to pay a lot of money for various claims. Airborne also settled a false claims case recently. So they don’t get away scot-free.

By: Justice in Michigan

Justice in Michigan — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:38:00 +0000

Amen to that! Whatever the truth is, it will be richer and more useful the more different perspectives it takes seriously.

By: Paul G

Paul G — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:26:28 +0000

Thanks Justice.
I believe, maybe in a naive way, that there is more in common than not between bloggers here. We all want the same thing in the end, just that we all look at things from a different angle, and with different data or beliefs. I am as much against the extremist naysayers as I am against the pharma evalengelists. The truth and the answer is somewhere in the middle.

By: Justice in Michigan

Justice in Michigan — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:33:40 +0000

As an example of “same industry” point, the story Ed posted is about a Wyeth product.

By: Justice in Michigan

Justice in Michigan — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:29:59 +0000

Paul G. - For once, I entirely agree with you. The “supplement” industry has had staunch protectors in Congress, especially Orin Hatch (many cos. are based in Utah). A few are owned by pharma, so there we’re talking about the same industry.

It may or may not surprise you that those who have fought hardest for preemption (Washington Legal Foundation, for example) have also fought hardest against greater regulation of the supplement biz.

Your words: “That is not only bad healthcare policy but also fraud.” Amen.

By: Paul G

Paul G — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:09:59 +0000

How about probing all the claims made by nutraceuticals and all the junk hawked on television. Have you seen the claims these people make? And those products have zero government controls on what’s in them.

I am amazed (actually I am not surprised) that congress goes only after a named pharma company and does nothing about the 99% of the vitamin and supplement market that touts everything from weight-loss to miraculous cancer cures. That is not only bad healthcare policy but also fraud.