Wyeth, the pharmaceutical company, paid ghostwriters to produce medical journal articles favorable to its female hormone replacement therapy Prempro, according to Congressional letters seeking more information about the company’s involvement in medical ghostwriting. At least one article was published even after a federal study found the drug raised the risk of breast cancer.
Read article in the New York Times (USA)
Friday, December 19, 2008
Drug Maker Said to Pay Ghostwriters for Journal Articles
Posted by Willow at 10:25 pm
Labels: adverse side-effects, Drugs, HRT, medical ghostwriting, Prempro, Wyeth
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