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Monday, June 11, 2007
BLOGSCAN - A Link Between Actonel and Avandia Cases
On the Scientific Misconduct Blog, Aubrey Blumsohn shows a surprising link between the case with which he was personally involved (which included allegations of suppression of medical research on the drug risedronate [Actonel], made by Procter & Gamble, and intimidation of a whistle-blower, Dr Blumsohn himself, see our most recent post on it here), and the evolving case of Avandia (which includes apparent past suppression of research on the drug, also known as rosiglitazone, made by GlaxoSmithKline, and intimidation of multiple whistle-blowers, see our most recent post here).
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