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By: John

No, I was just being tongue in cheek about Nissen, because he’s a great example of how having consulted for pharma doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re not your own man (or woman). Besides, he’s a...

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By: S

John, Where did you find Wolfe’s voting record? I went through the votes from every single advisory committee meeting that he has been a member of and his votes are only listed for the one on the...

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By: John

Hi S. (I hope that isn”t an abbreviation for Sidney… :>) ) Thanks for fact checking. I came up with no votes for approval or yes votes for withdrawal on sodium oxybate for fobromyalgia, Cymbalta for...

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By: S

Wow I’m impressed. When I looked I could only find that Wolfe was a member of the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee, and I checked all those votes since he joined that committee. I...

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By: vince

“Vince, though I suspect your intention was sarcastic, that’s part of the problem. Companies have deep pockets and will spend that money seeking out the very top experts in the field….” Or at least the...

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By: vince

Ed since the panel voted my understanding is 17-6 to require more study rather than firm advice. It would be interesting to comapre the votes to the conflicts.

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By: John

Hi S, I apologize that my original comment was not more precise, but I did not expect this comment to become a subject of contention, nor was it my intention that it should be regarded as a contest. I...

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By: John

JiM, here is the full study from Public Citizen. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16639051 Full text is available for free by following the JAMA link.

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By: S

Not trying to impugn anything. I was just struck by your original comment about Wolfe. (Personally I don’t have a very high opinion of him.) I just find it very unusual for someone to track votes of...

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By: Justice in MI

John–Glad that you found my comment above amusing, especially after having been proclaimed a humorless academic by one of our colleagues here. (Actually, I have an earlier life as a part-time comedy...

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