Editorial: I was asked to MHRA (Britain's FDA) to give a 20 minute presentation on Spontaneous Reporting Systems to a group looking at a birth defect related issue. This is close to what was said - minor items like the HRT trials got lost in delivery. The Slides numbered in the text are attached Here. Are we anecdotes? On this first slide (1) you can see a recent article … [Read more...] about Motivation Is Worth More Than Expertise?
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Study 329: 50 Shades of Gray
Editorial Note: None of these posts about Study 329 should be taken as representative of a RIAT view, especially this one. See Study 329: Conflicting Interests for a prequel to this post and to make sense of the last comment. Fiona Godlee to RIAT July 6 2015 Re: Study 329 Dear Dr Jureidini, “Many thanks for your letter. I quite understand you concerns. You are right to … [Read more...] about Study 329: 50 Shades of Gray
Study 329 in Japan
Editorial Note: By 2002 GlaxoSmithKline had done 3 studies in children who were depressed and described all three to FDA as negative. As an old post on Bob Fiddaman's blog reproduced here outlines, several years later they undertook another study in children in Japan. Regular readers of this blog will know how I broke the news back in 2009 regarding GlaxoSmithKline's attempts … [Read more...] about Study 329 in Japan
Study 329: By the Standards of the Time
Editorial Note: This post by Johanna Ryan looks at an element of the defense offered by Neal Ryan and others, namely that by the standards of the time the authors of 329 weren't doing much wrong. Getting real about clinical research The controversy over “Study 329” on the effects of Paxil in teen depression has raised questions about the state of ALL medical research. What … [Read more...] about Study 329: By the Standards of the Time
Study 329: MK, HK, SK, GSK & History
What happened to those suicidal in study 329? In May 2014, the RIAT team asked GSK what the children who became suicidal in the course of Study 329 have since been told. (Marty Keller's "take" on this is at the bottom). The consent form says that anyone entering the study would be treated just the way they would be in normal clinical practice. In Study 329, the children … [Read more...] about Study 329: MK, HK, SK, GSK & History
Study 329: MK, HK, SK and GSK
The Letter below from Marty Keller and colleagues was sent to many media outlets, to retraction watch, and to professional organizations on Wednesday. Paul Basken from the Chronicle for Higher Education asked me for a response which I sent about an hour after receiving the letter. This response is from me rather than the 329 group. This and other correspondence features and … [Read more...] about Study 329: MK, HK, SK and GSK
Study 329: The Timelines
In addition to hosting the Panorama programs and The Famous Grouse history of Study 329, Study329.org has a comprehensive timeline on the origins of concerns about the SSRIs and the risk of suicide - initially with Prozac and subsequently with Paxil - Seroxat. The chronology is laid out year on year with key documents linked to many of these years. Click on the year, then … [Read more...] about Study 329: The Timelines
Study329.org: The Panorama Files
Study 329 is probably the most famous clinical trial ever. It is one of the few to attract a Fraud action and is certainly the only one with a $3 Billion fine linked to it. See A Milestone in Drug Safety. The study began recruiting adolescents to Paxil, imipramine or placebo in 1994 and finished up in 1998. Later in 1998, SmithKline Beecham, the marketers of Paxil (they … [Read more...] about Study329.org: The Panorama Files
Shock, Mutilate and Poison: The Medical Mission
Editorial Note: This post interrupts the Crusoe series. The comments from Deirdre Oliver and “Truth” posted below assume Crusoe and I are one and in attacking me they risk derailing a position being laid out by Dr Crusoe. Dr Crusoe and I share some views or her posts would not feature here but while the issues about ECT have some relationship with the position she was staking … [Read more...] about Shock, Mutilate and Poison: The Medical Mission
Curriculum Vitae
Prepared March 2015 DAVID HEALY, MD FRCPsych North Wales Department of Psychological Medicine Hergest Unit, Ysbyty Gwynedd, BANGOR, Gwynedd LL57 2PW, Wales (UK) Tel: (1248) 384452 Fax: (1248) 371397 E-Mail: David.Healy54@googlemail.com Citzenship: Republic of Ireland Country of Residence: UK APPOINTMENTS January 2014 — Professor of Psychiatry, Bangor … [Read more...] about Curriculum Vitae