Comments on: AstraZeneca, A Psychiatrist And Big Seroquel Bucks

By: elaine

elaine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:03:14 +0000

So will there be consequences for the psychiatrist? He should lose his license!

By: harpy

harpy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:46:56 +0000

@ JiM - the fees he received for speaking/promo would be reportable (a la Lilly’s Speaker Bureau and the new “sunshine” laws) but the money for research/studies usually isn’t. And, from what I gathered from the article, his studies were done under the auspices of a third-party so that’s another degree removed.

By: Ed Silverman

Ed Silverman — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:58:38 +0000

Dear What,

Thanks for your note. If you notice, there is attribution to the Trib in most every paragraph. And if you look closely, there is a link in the first paragraph where The Chicago Tribune is first mentioned.

Moreover, I have always included a fair amount of what is called aggregation on the site - compiling items from elsewhere along with some original material. That is nothing new and has been my practice since the site launched in January 2007.

Aggregation allows some people to quickly digest the thrust of an item or issue should they not wish to click on a link for a complete story, although obviously readers have that option as well. The link is the appropriate thing to provide for all of the obvious reasons.

I hope this helps,
ed

By: what

what — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:38:34 +0000

Is this enough credit to the trib? This is just a reprinted story right? Can’t you just publish the link or make it a little clearer where the credit should go?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:21:37 +0000

And all of this is going on DURING an OIG Corporate Integrity Agreement.

By: Justice in Michigan

Justice in Michigan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:45:39 +0000

Any chance that AZ will also report its gifts to docs? And do these kinds of payments–which, as reported, appeared to be laundered-qualify?

By: MsPiggy

MsPiggy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:43:59 +0000

Move over Pharma “bad boys, bad boys, what’s you gonna do”, Nemeroff and Biederman.

“Doctor Death” has just busted down the front door of Grandma’s house, carrying his deadly pill bottle.

soulful sepulcher has some nice follow up on this topic:

http://bipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com/2009/11/effect-of-clozapine-quetiapine.html

By: CV Doc

CV Doc — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:01:47 +0000

Agreed. If anyone wants to see some real courting of physicians going on , they just need to be at the AHA next week. The money will be flowing there! Lots of Big Pharma sponsored meetings with highly-paid speakers drooling the company line to docs who have been enticed to attend their sessions.

By: BP Watch

BP Watch — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:42:35 +0000

Wow! Disgusting. The very sad thing is that this story is not an isolated one. It’s commonplace. Consultants, advisors, speakers, opinion leaders, whatever you call them - many rake in hundreds of thousands of dollars from Big Pharma. I’ve been there and I’ve seen it, particularly with cardiologists and surgeons. They’re completely shameless. If the FDA, OIG, OAG, DOJ, IRS, SEC would start looking into these relationships, then many docs would have egg on their face and certainly be responsible for paying a lot of back taxes!!

By: Condor

Condor — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:40:32 +0000

Um. . . . none.

This is one awful (true) story — of excess and greed.

Read the whole Trib series.

Namaste