Tired of Patients vs. Profits? Quit Throwing Fuel on the Fire

By Trista Morrison | July 9th, 2009 Is anyone else tired of hearing that drug companies care more about profits than patients? Me, too. But even more [...]

• Caroline says: This article left me nauseated. Really. Partially because I'm particularly looking forward to b-cell targeting rituximab to be approved for MS, partially because I'm just sick to death of Big Pharma and their constant prioritization of bottom line profits over patients. This is not to say that I am anti-pharma. Of course I'm not, I have been in their chronic disease cash cow pockets for nearly 15 years, and I will continue to do so for many more. Sometimes I just think they suck.
   

• MS Patients Aren’t The Only Ones Who Get PML Because of Drugs

  UPDATE 2-Genentech withdraws Raptiva from U.S. market LOS ANGELES, April 8 (Reuters) – Genentech Inc, which was acquired by Roche Holding AG last month, announced on Wednesday [...]

  • Caroline says: Breaking Pharma news: Genentech has withdrawn their psoriasis drug, Raptiva due to 4 cases of PML in patients taking the drug.