Comments on: The FDA does not protect us, but at least a few of the scientists there are bringing it to Obama’s attention. http://bipolarblast.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/the-fda-does-not-protect-us-but-at-least-a-few-of-the-scientists-there-are-bringing-it-to-obamas-attention/ Psychiatric drug withdrawal and alternatives to medications Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:38:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Andy Alt http://bipolarblast.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/the-fda-does-not-protect-us-but-at-least-a-few-of-the-scientists-there-are-bringing-it-to-obamas-attention/#comment-10262 Andy Alt Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:37:40 +0000 http://bipolarblast.wordpress.com/?p=2318#comment-10262 <a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/12/22/a_big_pill_for_healthcare_to_swallow/" rel="nofollow">A big pill for healthcare to swallow</a> By Laura MacCleery and Zachary Proulx December 22, 2008 (Boston Globe) <blockquote>[...] The drug companies have mastered the art of purchasing favorable results. In the same election cycle that brought record presidential fund-raising from grassroots donors, the pharmaceutical industry contributed over $22 million to members of Congress. It hedged contributions evenly between the Republican and Democratic parties for the first time in nearly 20 years. Pfizer, a longtime donor to the GOP, is now doling out 51 percent of its campaign contributions to Democratic candidates. [...]</blockquote> I hope President-Elect Obama receives the message and <i>changes</i> things accordingly. A big pill for healthcare to swallow By Laura MacCleery and Zachary Proulx
December 22, 2008 (Boston Globe)

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The drug companies have mastered the art of purchasing favorable results. In the same election cycle that brought record presidential fund-raising from grassroots donors, the pharmaceutical industry contributed over $22 million to members of Congress. It hedged contributions evenly between the Republican and Democratic parties for the first time in nearly 20 years. Pfizer, a longtime donor to the GOP, is now doling out 51 percent of its campaign contributions to Democratic candidates.
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I hope President-Elect Obama receives the message and changes things accordingly.

]]> By: D Bunker http://bipolarblast.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/the-fda-does-not-protect-us-but-at-least-a-few-of-the-scientists-there-are-bringing-it-to-obamas-attention/#comment-10236 D Bunker Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:35:29 +0000 http://bipolarblast.wordpress.com/?p=2318#comment-10236 Given this current war between FDA brass and its own scientists I believe America will have to howl to their respective State Attorneys General to get the job done. Obama has picked Tom Daschle to become HHS Sec. Daschle has already taken $2 Million in campaign money from the health care industry, and retains numerous connections to that money through the lobbying firm of Alston and Bird. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) recently stated that FDA overhaul is "an issue that will have to wait its turn". FDA's current budget of $2.2 Billion contains $500 Million direct from Drug and Med Device manufacturers. That money Must be taken out of FDA management's hands. Instead; this year's proposed $2.4 Billion FDA budget (as of Feb '08) includes an Increase in manufacturer "User Fees" from $500 Mill to $628 Mill. State AGs will remain the only help America can expect: as in the current Texas $1 Billion filing against J&J/Risperdal/TMAP. Key that to Texas interest in the upcoming Pennsylvania sentencing of twice convicted felon/Pharmacist Steven Fiorello on Jan 21, and we May get real action. If Fiorello goes to prison (10 years for a $12K bribe) and Texas refiles on J&J officers for Prison on top of that $1 Billion, FDA brass will come under much wider public scrutiny to quit covering for their "User Fee" paying friends Pharma. Given this current war between FDA brass and its own scientists I believe America will have to howl to their respective State Attorneys General to get the job done.

Obama has picked Tom Daschle to become HHS Sec. Daschle has already taken $2 Million in campaign money from the health care industry, and retains numerous connections to that money through the lobbying firm of Alston and Bird.

Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) recently stated that FDA overhaul is “an issue that will have to wait its turn”.

FDA’s current budget of $2.2 Billion contains $500 Million direct from Drug and Med Device manufacturers. That money Must be taken out of FDA management’s hands. Instead; this year’s proposed $2.4 Billion FDA budget (as of Feb ‘08) includes an Increase in manufacturer “User Fees” from $500 Mill to $628 Mill.

State AGs will remain the only help America can expect: as in the current Texas $1 Billion filing against J&J/Risperdal/TMAP. Key that to Texas interest in the upcoming Pennsylvania sentencing of twice convicted felon/Pharmacist Steven Fiorello on Jan 21, and we May get real action.

If Fiorello goes to prison (10 years for a $12K bribe) and Texas refiles on J&J officers for Prison on top of that $1 Billion, FDA brass will come under much wider public scrutiny to quit covering for their “User Fee” paying friends Pharma.

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