Drug safety

British doctor faces action over claims of 'ghost writing' for US drug company

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Sarah Boseley, health editor
guardian.co.uk, Friday 18 September 2009 21.56 BST

Doctors have been agreeing to be named as authors on studies written by employees of the pharmaceutical industry, giving greater credibility to medical research, according to new evidence.

The Guardian has learned that one of Britain's leading bone specialists is facing disciplinary action over accusations that he was involved in "ghost writing".

The Constant Gardener

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Based on the novel of the same name by John le Carré. Ralph Fiennes plays a quiet British diplomat who sets out to uncover the truth behind the brutal murder of his young wife in East Africa. He uncovers a web of intrigue involving a multinational pharmaceutical company responsible for botched trials of a new drug, conducted on unsuspecting African children. It is rumoured that le Carré's plot was influenced by the case of Canadian whistleblower Dr. Nancy Olivieri.

The World According To Monsanto

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The World According to Monsanto (1:48)
This documentary explores Monsanto's controversial history and its efforts to gain control of the food supply by marketing its patented genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Features the Health Canada whistleblower Dr. Shiv Chopra and his colleagues, who exposed Health Canada's attempts to approve inadequately tested drugs, including Monsanto's bovine growth hormone (rBGH).

Prescription for Disaster

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Prescription for Disaster (1:32)

A documentary about drug scandals, featuring whistleblower David J. Graham's revelations about Vioxx...

This documentary explores pharmaceutical disasters, such as the approval of Vioxx (a drug that cost the lives of an estimated 60,000 people in the USA alone) and the incestuous relationship between the FDA and the drug companies. Features whistleblower David J. Graham, who exposed the Vioxx scandal.

'Corrupt to the Core': Radio interview of author

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Dr. Shiv Chopra
Dr. Shiv Chopra

December 11, 2008

Dr. Shiv Chopra is interviewed on CBC Radio regarding his new book, "Corrupt To The Core: Memoirs of a Health Canada Whistleblower".

Book Review: Corrupt to the Core

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Corrupt to the CoreCorrupt to the Core

Memoirs of a Health Canada Whistleblower

By Dr. Shiv Chopra

"Corrupt to the Core" paints a disturbing picture of the internal machinations of a government regulator bent on pleasing its drug company ‘clients’, often with scant concern for the public health implications.

Cisapride class-action suit approved

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Pauline Comeau – February 27, 2007

Ottawa—An Ontario Superior Court Justice has certified a class-action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, its Canadian subsidiary, Janssen-Ortho Inc. and the Attorney General of Canada, on behalf of Canadians who took the antireflux drug cisapride (Prepulsid).

Cisapride made headlines in March 2000 when Vanessa Young, 15, of Oakville, Ont. died of a heart arrhythmia after taking the drug to ease bloating related to bulimia. Cisapride was contraindicated for patients with bulimia.

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