Angell on Big Pharma

Do pharmaceutical companies corrupt academic research and the clinical trial process ? You bet.

Marcia Angell – long-time editor of New England Journal of Medicine:
"It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgement of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines.” pic.twitter.com/PZdmFI2SsJ

— Alan Watson (@DietHeartNews) December 17, 2018

Dr Marcia Angell of Harvard Medical School and the author of The Truth About the Drug Companies talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the impact of pharmaceutical companies on academic research, clinical trials and the political process. Angell argues that the large pharmaceutical companies produce little or no innovation and use their political power to exploit consumers and taxpayers. Reference.

Has #Pharma taken over "the medical profession itself," as Dr. Marcia Angell, the first woman to serve as editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine, claimed back in 2004? The answer is a resounding yes. #NEJM #1stDoNoHarm pic.twitter.com/FNPYgu37zQ

— kevinpmiller (@kevinpmiller) February 11, 2018