Paxil [Seroxat] “defective and unreasonably dangerous product.”

Source: SSRi Stories

One day after his antidepressant medication was doubled, a Whitfield County man threw himself in front of a moving train, killing him.

Now, his widow is suing the drug manufacturer claiming the medication, Paxil, was to blame, and she is looking to be compensated the “full value” of her husband’s life and for the drug to carry severe warnings.

The widow, Donna Dietz, is suing the Smithkline Beecham Corporation, the makers of the drug she contends led to the death of her 33-year-old husband, and has enlisted the help of a Houston-based firm that specializes in these cases. Click here to view a copy of the lawsuit.

At the time of his death in 2002, according to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Rome, Garrison David Dietz had been prescribed the drug Paroxetine, branded as Paxil, by his doctor.

In the lawsuit, Dietz, who now lives in Gordon County, states a judgment of more than $75,000 is the goal of the suit.

Attorney Andy Vickery, who represents Dietz, said the amount would be a great deal more, saying a similar four-party suit in Wyoming in 2001 earned his clients $8 million in compensation.

One week after beginning the medication, the doctor doubled the dosage; one day later, April 10, 2002, Dietz’s husband committed suicide, the suit says.

The suit describes Paxil as a “defective and unreasonably dangerous product.”

Vickery said his goal is to strictly limit the prescription of this and similar drugs, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), to that of psychiatrists.

Attorney’s for Smithkline Beecham could not be reached for comment Tuesday

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The Secret GSK Trials You Weren't Supposed To See!

The brilliant Shelley Jofre exposes the corrupt practises of GlaxoSmithKline


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Glaxo Goes Head-to-Head on HPV

Source: Brian Orelli

"Data from a trial presented today seems to suggest that the vaccine performs better, but Glaxo may have used the wrong measurement to make a definitive conclusion. Instead of looking at the rate of infection with HPV in females, which is what the vaccine is actually preventing, Glaxo looked at antibody levels in the patients."

Maybe it’s the sports fanatic in me, but I love a good head-to-head clinical trial. In a trial against a placebo, a company can only hurt itself. But if a drug fails head-to-head against a rival, the company gets hurt, and its competitor gets a boost. It takes guts for a company to put itself on the line like that.

Then again, GlaxoSmithKline didn't have much of a choice. Merck's human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil was first to the U.S. market, and the easiest way for Glaxo's second-fiddle, Cervarix, to compete is to show that it works better than the top dog



Full story here

Read more about Glaxo's, Cervarix:

Teenage Girls Sue Over GSK's Cancer Jab, Cervarix!

Cervical Cancer, Ofsted & GlaxoSmithKline

GlaxoSmithKline submits final study data to FDA for cervical cancer vaccine

HPV Vaccine Video on Youtube

Concerns over GSK's Cervarix vaccine

Cervarix - Promotion or Scaremongering?

UP YOURS GLAXO!

Mindy Merck & Gail Glaxo Dilemma

LOLA'S LAND PROMOTING HPV VACCINE

GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix. Is Your Daughter Safe?

More debate on GSK's Cervarix

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SSRi Adverse Reactions Statistics

Tables show all adverse reactions and indications (the condition being treated) reported to the FDA's Adverse Event Reporting System between 2004 and 2006 where the listed psychiatric drug was identified as the Primary Suspect Drug (FDA's term) responsible for causing these reactions. Where no indication is shown, none was present in the FDA data.

The Oxford English Dictionary defines a poison as "a substance that causes death or harm when introduced into or absorbed by a living organism." These psychiatric drugs fit that definition.

Click on table to enlarge:

CELEXA



LEXAPRO



PAXIL/SEROXAT



PROZAC



ZOLOFT




ALL SSRI'S COMBINED




SOURCE: http://www.psychdrugdangers.com/


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Top 20 Reported Adverse Reactions

A very interesting post on the Psychiatry, It's A Killing. blog from April 30th 2009.

The author of the blog has compiled a list of the top 20 adverse drug reactions, the author has also pointed out that the FDA's Jerry Phillips said in the year 2000:

"In the broader area of adverse drug reaction data, the 250,000 reports received annually probably represent only 5% of the actual reactions that occur."

No surprises which medication comes out on top:

List in alphabetical order.

Abilify: Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicide - 98 Cases
Adderall: Suicidal Behaviour, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicide - 29 cases
Celexa: Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicide - 232 cases
Clozapine: Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicides - 32 cases
Cymbalta: Suicidal Behaviour, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicides - 81 cases
Depakote: Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicide -94 cases
Effexor: Suicidal Behaviour, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicides - 133 cases
Geodon: Suicidal Behaviour, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicide - 57 Cases
Klonopin: Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicides - 88 cases
Lamactil: Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicides - 27 cases
Lexapro: Suicidal Behaviour, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicide - 189 cases
Neurontin: Suicidal Behaviour, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicide - 526 cases
Paxil/Seroxat: Suicidal Behaviour, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicide - 841 cases
Prozac: Suicidal Behaviour, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicide - 187 cases
Risperdal: Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicides - 51 cases
Ritalin/Concerta: Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicides - 20 cases
Seroquel: Suicidal Behaviour, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicides - 143 cases
Strattera: Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicides - 34 cases
Tegretol: Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicide - 44 cases
Wellbutrin: Suicidal Behaviour, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicide - 272 cases
Xanax: Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicide - 161 cases
Zoloft: Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicide - 154 cases
Zyprexa: Suicidal Behaviour, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
Completed Suicides - 149 cases

Read full article HERE

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COMING SOON

Why I think paroxetine is a defective drug and why I think GlaxoSmithKline are running scared.

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Myodil & Seroxat

The Truthman has an excellent post over at GSK Licence to [K]ill

He writes:

The Scandalous story of Glaxo’s “Myodil” is eerily similar to the “Seroxat” Scandal…

Thousands of people harmed and maimed by a toxic GSK chemical..

Decades of denial ..

Then finally the truth emerges…

Notice a pattern of behavior here ?..

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It's a must read and the comparisons he draws are irrefutable

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PAXIL ADDICTION - THE TRUTH

Source: Utah Stories

Bob Lanou feels duped by his doctor and pharmaceutical companies into believing Paxil was the best treatment for his depression. Lanou, like thousands of other SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors), users was told that the pill would help in overcoming the tragic loss of his daughter, job and girlfriend all within a single week. Lanou says, "At the time I was willing to try anything...I just wish I would have not been so naive and done a little more research." Lanou did not suffer from chronic depression or major depression disorder (MDD), instead he had reached a point in life that became extremely difficult and almost unbearable. Seeking help in dealing with the trauma of his life situation he made an appointment with his General Practitioner who offered him enough free samples of Paxil to last him for months. Lanou found temporary relief, however, later Lanou would find his relief would come with a price.

Full account HERE

Bob's story reminds me of a post I wrote back in February entitled 'Are You Allergic to People', in which I highlighted how Glaxo used to market Paxil with poster ads such as this:



The poster was available online and ran alongside the following:

You know what it's like to be allergic to cats, or dust, or pollen. You sneeze, you itch, you're physically ill. Now, imagine that you felt allergic to people. You blush, sweat, shake — even find it hard to breathe. That's what social anxiety disorder feels like. Over ten million Americans1 suffer from social anxiety disorder, an excessive, persistent, disabling fear of embarrassment or humiliation in social, work, or performance situations.

The good news is that this disorder is treatable. People can overcome social anxiety disorder. So if you feel like you're "allergic to people," talk to your doctor or other health professional.

Full story HERE

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GSK - Prescription Drugs and Other Products

Paxil/Seroxat/Aropax [1]

Manufactured, marketed, dispensed, despite GSK knowing that it could make people taking it suicidal.

Imitrex/Sumatriptan [2]

At least 43 deaths and 139 "life threatening" reactions have been linked through MedWatch reports to Imitrex [sumatriptan], a migraine drug introduced by Glaxo subsidiary Cerenex Pharmaceuticals as Imitrex after FDA approval at the end of December 1992. Reports began in 1993, less than a year after Imitrex went on the market. The company sent out "Dear Doctor" letters highlighting "drug-associated fatalities" last August. The revised label describes the death of a 41-year-old woman.

Avandia [3]

GlaxoSmithKline’s popular drug for treating type 2 diabetes, increased the risk of heart death by 64% and the risk of heart attack by 43%.


Advair [4]

The FDA says GSK's Advair and other long-acting beta 2 agonists have been associated with increased risk of severe asthma exacerbations and asthma-related death, and should carry warnings about the serious side-effects.

Lotronex [5]

FDA reviewers found that Lotronex improved symptoms in only 10% to 20% of the patients. Still, an FDA advisory committee, whose participants included a paid consultant to Glaxo, unanimously recommended approval. (The yes vote voiced by the Glaxo consultant, Dr. Arnold Wald of Pittsburgh, was invalid, agency officials say, because of his status as a temporary appointee.)

Lymerix [6]

Alleged that SmithKline violated state negligence and consumer laws by not warning of potential dangers. And they complain that Yale University may have had a conflict of interest in testing the vaccine because it stood to earn royalty payments from LYMErix sales.

Relenza [7]

Since 1999, when Relenza was approved, there have been 115 reports of psychiatric events, of which 74 were children.

Alli [8]

At 240 pounds, she thought Alli might do what dieting alone had not. On Alli, she lost ten pounds right away. Then her weight loss slowed, and the side effects began. They were so serious she ended up in the emergency room twice. "I couldn't control my bowels. I was running to the bathroom, leaving meetings, being in the car, and literally stuck," she recalled.

Cervarix [9]

A GROUP of British teenagers has launched the first legal action against the makers of a controversial ­cervical cancer jab. They have suffered symptoms ranging from paralysis and ­seizures to fatigue and muscle aches since being given the Cervarix vaccine.

Ribena [10]

Two 14-year-old New Zealand girls made the news recently when their school science project revealed that Ribena, the popular black currant drink, did not have the high levels of vitamin C it claimed to.

AZT [11] AND [12]

Orphans and babies as young as three months old have been used as guinea pigs in potentially dangerous medical experiments sponsored by pharmaceutical companies, an Observer investigation has revealed.

British drug giant GlaxoSmithKline is embroiled in the scandal. The firm sponsored experiments on the children from Incarnation Children's Centre, a New York care home that specialises in treating HIV sufferers and is run by Catholic charities.

[12]

President Mbeki's directive on 28 October 1999 that the safety of AZT be investigated on the basis that "there is a large volume of scientific evidence...that [AZT] is harmful to health" alerted the South African public to the fact that AZT is dangerously poisonous.

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Combine the above with hidden studies, faked studies, ghost written studies, and huge sums of money paid to 'Key Opinion Leaders' and you have one hell of a psychopathic killer on your hands.

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[1] Trail of Paxil Suicides Leads To GlaxoSmithKline
[2] What you--and maybe your doctor--don't know about your prescription's side effects could hurt you. Or even kill you
[3] 'Glaxo's diabetes drug Avandia raises heart-death risk'
[4] Asthma drug warning hits GlaxoSmithKline
[5] "Irritable bowel" remedy pulled after reports of serious injuries.
[6] SmithKline Beecham Faces Lawsuit for Lyme-Disease Vaccine's Negative Effects.
[7] Relenza Should Have Psychiatric Side Effects Warning, Say Regulators
[8] Alli - Wonder Drug or Rip-Off?
[9] Teenage Girls Sue over Cervarix Cancer Jab
[10] Ribena ri-busted
[11] GlaxoSmithKline embroiled in scandal in which babies and children were allegedly used as 'laboratory animals'
[12] OPEN LETTER TO GLAXO-SMITH-KLINE


GlaxoSmithKline:

"We have a challenging and inspiring mission: to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer."

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Karen Wagner, child pharmacology researcher investigated

Source: Trail Blazers By Emily Ramshaw/Reporter


An influential U.S. senator has reported a University of Texas researcher's financial relationship with a drug company to the top investigator at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to the University of Texas System in September raising concerns that child pharmacology researcher Karen Wagner had not properly disclosed her financial connections with drug companies. He reported her in a letter to the Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General on Tuesday, one addressed to UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa.

The university system has not disciplined Wagner, who could not be reached for comment. But Vice Chancellor and General Counsel Barry Bergdorf said she has been under investigation for the last two weeks. Wagner will remain at work throughout the investigation, he said, and the UT Board of Regents has been notified.

"We've taken all reasonable steps and will continue to do so," Bergdorf said. The fact that Grassley made the report to the inspector general "is probably of concern to Dr. Wagner."

Grassley's research into doctor-drug company connections has helped spark a national debate over the influence big pharmaceutical companies wield in medical research. He has filed a federal bill to force drug companies to report gifts, travel and payments to doctors, legislation Texas lawmakers are considering - but appear unlikely to pass -- on a state level.

More details on the allegations against Wagner after the jump...


According to Grassley's research, GlaxoSmithKline paid Wagner, who is the director of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, more than $160,000 between 2000 and 2005. She only reported $600 to UTMB.

During two of those years, she worked on a major study on the company's drug Paxil - research that has been widely criticized for over-promoting positive findings while downplaying heightened suicidal thoughts and behavior in adolescents.

UTMB didn't require researchers to report outside income until 2002. But since 1995, the National Institutes of Health has required researchers who receive federal grants to keep financial disclosures on file with their universities. Wagner has received such grants, Grassley says, and as such, should've reported her income.

Grassley's letter also includes several research proposals filled out by Wagner during those years where she said she had no financial interest in the drug companies she was working with.

A woman who answered the phone at Wagner's office said she was attending a conference and was not available to talk.

"I ask your continued cooperation in examining conflicts of interest," Grassley wrote. "Institutions across the United States must be able to rely on the representations of its faculty."

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Massive Medicaid Fraud Exposed in Psychiatric Drugging of Kids in US

In letters to Senators Charles Grassley and Herb Kohl, and Representatives Henry Waxman, Bart Stupak, John Dingell and Barney Frank, on May 5, 2009, attorney, Jim Gottstein, the leader of the Law Project for Psychiatric Rights, has exposed massive Medicaid Fraud involved in the prescribing of psychiatric drugs to children in the US.


While working on a lawsuit filed last fall titled, Law Project for Psychiatric Rights v State of Alaska et al, to prohibit the State of Alaska from paying for psychiatric drugs prescribed off-label to children and youth in Alaska, PsychRights conducted an investigation and determined that the vast majority or psychiatric drugs prescribed for uses not approved by the FDA, and paid for by Medicaid, constitute Medicaid fraud.

Read Evelyn Pringle's full article HERE

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GSK's Witty: He Giveth... Then He Taketh Away

Feirce Pharma ran a story yesterday claiming that GSK CEO, Andrew Witty, had put charity to work by offering a 50 percent discount on meds for U.S. patients who are uninsured.

A nice gesture.

Had it been true.

However....

Later in the day a GSK spokesperson informed FiercePharma that this story is based on an incorrect press release that was published in error. GSK is not offering a 50 percent discount to uninsured patients, but already has prescription assistance plans in place.

Nice to know GSK are on top of things.

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