Health Care Hitman - Dr. Peter Rost breaks another big story. Jane Roe (aka) claims that Pfizer used the HIV sales force to illegally promote the drug to doctors before approval. The drug is called Maraviroc, and it will be the first CCR5 receptor antagonist on the market.Rost talked to Roe, and her answers are very cogent and articulate with respect to the role of Pfizer in marketing a drug before it has been approved by the FDA. This is very illegal, yet the medical director of the HIV unit, who has no HIV clinical experience himself, along with a drug rep, went to MD offices to try to sign up patients for "trials" of the medication.
I find it amazing and 60 Minutes-like in reporting the fact that Dr. Rost has copies of the SLIDES for the presentation that was given to MDs on the sly. YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THEM. The Powerpoint is full of graphs and cool pictures. The graph here shows that the viral load is significantly decreased in comparison to placebo. Its also true that being open about your sexual orientation and HIV status lowers Viral load and CD4 count, and its drug-free.
This looks like SALES to me, however, tt is my opinion, that Pfizer needed to UP their N (number of people successfully taking the drug) and that, rather than advance sales, is what drove Pfizer to supposedly break the law. No matter the reason, the deed was wrong.
WHAT is UP with Pfizer these days? Are they on Crack?
It seems as though they are acting like meth or crack addicts by greedily breaking all the rules to infuse themselves with their favorite green happiness... the dollar.
SHOUT OUT TO JANE ROE FOR HAVING THE COURAGE AND INTEGRITY TO SPEAK OUT. THANK YOU!
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