A funny thing happened on the way to researching some cardiology stuff recently: I happened upon an article in the New York Times on the emerging drug company / medical ghostwriting scandal. I was utterly gobsmacked.
As a heart attack survivor who takes a fistful of cardiac drugs every morning, I realized that I have no clue which of my drugs were prescribed based on flawed research, or medical journal articles bought and paid for by the drug’s manufacturer. Not even my doctors know. And worse, I think we are discovering only the tiniest tip of the iceberg here. Luckily for any of us who have to take any prescription medicines, there are investigative journalists out there who are like dogs on bones as this medical research fraud scandal unfolds. (more…)
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