tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post7277240088096602611..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: Score One for Research Integrity in the JournalsRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-44575723658990236252008-06-06T12:20:00.000-04:002008-06-06T12:20:00.000-04:00The Forgotten Benefits of AspirinAlmost on a dail...The Forgotten Benefits of Aspirin<BR/><BR/>Almost on a daily basis, one may read about a new medication being developed or approved for the benefit of patients. At times, these announcements may praise the innovation and novelty of such drugs that are new and possibly available to all in need of it.<BR/>But it’s possible the one super drug is not new and really is a super drug. In fact, it’s Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-77231721981573946892008-03-29T10:49:00.000-04:002008-03-29T10:49:00.000-04:00OK, sorry about the multiple comments, but I went ...OK, sorry about the multiple comments, but I went on Lexis and printed out the opinion. In re Bextra and Celebrex Marketing Sales Practices and Product Liability Litigation, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21098. <BR/>It seems that Pfizer had originally sought the identities of the peer reviewers but later dropped that request. Counsel to Pfizer was John W. Christopher, a partner at Winston & Strawn. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16193362190826548025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-4065042717409773652008-03-29T08:56:00.000-04:002008-03-29T08:56:00.000-04:00As you probably guessed, I'm an attorney. I work ...As you probably guessed, I'm an attorney. I work for a federal agency and I spend a lot of time talking to "highly compensated" attorneys, usually from large law firms. It often happens that counsel will advance an argument because they feel their duty to their client requires it or because their client wants them to make the argument. If their legal theory is unlikely to get any traction, Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16193362190826548025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-18079362901334275392008-03-28T16:01:00.000-04:002008-03-28T16:01:00.000-04:001. Pfizer's attorneys may have viewed this as zea...1. Pfizer's attorneys may have viewed this as zealous representation, consistent with their duties to their client. <BR/><BR/>2. The fact that an attorney makes a certain argument on behalf of a client does not mean he/she necessarily believes that the argument is consistent with good public policy.<BR/><BR/>3. How are Pfizer's compensation arrangements with its counsel relevant? The journalsUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16193362190826548025noreply@blogger.com