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AN international drug company made a hit list of doctors who had to be "neutralised" or discredited because they criticised the anti-arthritis drug the pharmaceutical giant produced.

Staff at US company Merck &Co emailed each other about the list of doctors - mainly researchers and academics - who had been negative about the drug Vioxx or Merck and a recommended course of action.

The email, which came out in the Federal Court in Melbourne yesterday as part of a class action against the drug company, included the words "neutralise", "neutralised" or "discredit" against some of the doctors' names.

It is also alleged the company used intimidation tactics against critical researchers, including dropping hints it would stop funding to institutions and claims it interfered with academic appointments.

"We may need to seek them out and destroy them where they live," a Merck employee wrote, according to an email excerpt read to the court by Julian Burnside QC, acting for the plaintiff.
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18 comments // Merk's Doctor Hit List

  • CarolynGillis
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      CarolynGillis  
    • They call us Extremists with agendas..I keep getting that.
      It is annoying especially when you hear it from a few people who are close to you.
      This is mostly from Fox Noise watching older people but it still hurts.
      Almost all of the younger generation I know is Progresssive..yay for us!!! I am thrilled.

    • 2 years ago
  • poosta7
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      poosta7  
    • The US "health care system" is, after heart disease and cancer, the #3 cause of death in America (>500,000 people/year) mainly from adverese reactions of prescribed drugs) In Nazi Germany people killed other people for peanuts...in the USA big pharma does it for trillions of dollars each year.

    • 2 years ago
  • artemis6
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      artemis6  
    • It is a horrible thought that these otherwise regular people who snap and kill their family or total strangers , do so because of avoidable imbalance that started with malnutrition mixed with drugs pushed by big pharma . Not at all impossible .

    • 2 years ago
  • CarolynGillis
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      CarolynGillis  
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    • Many of our critical problems are a Corporate Induced Illusion, simply solved at zero cost once put into correct perspective.

      Dear President Obama Health and Human Services ideas submission:,

      1. This may sound trite but Scientists from Oxford University say the effect of nutrition on behaviour has been underestimated. The university will lead the £1.4m study in which 1,000 males aged 16 to 21 from three young offenders' institutions in England and Scotland will be randomly allocated either the vitamin-and-mineral supplements or a placebo, and followed over 12 months. In a pilot study of 231 prisoners by the same researchers, published in 2002, violent incidents while in custody were cut by a more than a third among those given the supplements.
      http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/prison-...

      2. Pharmaceutical Drugs, such as SSRI's, many believe are contributing to the cause of these mass killings and other violence. Why are there no reports of these facts on Pharmaceutical supported US News?

      http://ssristories.com/index.php

      3. A Patient Side Effect Data Base should be part of the transparency of "dot gov".This is already in existence and it is terrifying that no one knows of it. http://www.askapatient.com Please study this carefully because results can be deceiving if sorted in certain ways. Perhaps this data base can be expanded through Health and Human Services.

      My posts on Current.com.
      http://current.com/items/89944777_cocktail-for-killers-facts-not-reported-in-us-...

      Direct to consumer advertising is making me and the rest of America sick. It is banned in all other countries except NZ.

    • 2 years ago
  • CarolynGillis
  • Marilynn_Murray
  • Inofuilwell
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      Inofuilwell  
    • Every Congressional representative, the Cabinet and the Administration should have to read this entire thread and then act on the information within it.

      Isn't it amazing how common sense, a way to connect with others and just a little research can get to the bottom of just about every sinister plot hatched by the corporate fascists that control the government with campaign contributions?

      Thanks to all who contributed above and those who will add things below.

      Send this thread to your email and contact lists. It is that important - especially the chemicals that are dumped into our water supply and the way big pharma plays hardball.

    • 2 years ago
  • artemis6
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      artemis6  
    • The anti bacteria and ant virus drugs are in the water and in the environment , because of this , super bugs are inevitable . Nature always adapts and evolves . I do not trust the same system that compromised our environment to tell me what drugs to take . In not looking at the big picture they have failed us all . Very often there are other ways . It is my understanding that in ancient Chinese medicine , for instance , food is the highest order of medicine . Our food is lacking . Herbs are the next highest . Resorting to drugs is what happens if the first two fail . It was a system that worked for thousands of years . If we were still using it our drugs might have worked a lot longer .

    • 2 years ago
  • Cameleion1
  • Hoax_Productions
  • simplecj
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      simplecj  
    • My friends mother is dying of Glioma, a terminal form of brain cancer. Much research has shown multiple times that cannabis can be used to effectively treat this "untreatable" cancer... yet, even with the evidence there and no real other options but to sit and watch her waste away, the FATHER is refusing to try cannabis extract.

      I'm sure if a doctor was actually brave enough to recommend it, there might be hope. But all too many people put their trust in big pharma and doctors who virtually work for big pharma. Even when they can't do anything, some people refuse to try a safe alternative...

      it's just stupid, thought I'd share it...

    • 2 years ago
  • fishmanalan86
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  • bluestranger
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      bluestranger  
    • Another corporation doing business as usual. With the mentality of most CEOs today, is it any wonder what caused our economy to implode? The Decider and the gop controlled congress should have seen this coming when enron caved.

    • 2 years ago
  • artemis6
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      artemis6  
    • http://hsibaltimore.com/ Here is a link to the Health Sciences Institute . It is a good way to keep up on what the scientists are really finding out and how big pharma biases the research , in some cases , boldly skipping that part all together ( like anti cholesterol drugs for kids ).... Be well .

    • 2 years ago
  • CarolynGillis
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      CarolynGillis  
    • artemis6:

      Thanks for the link I will look at it.
      It is crazy how the Google News has only wonderful news regarding pharm..sick..how can they be heartless..or maybe just afraid of retributions from these huge companies.
      you can Google more balanced things on regular Google.

    • 2 years ago
  • CarolynGillis
  • DeliaTheArtist
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    • Insanity! Big Pharma will do anything to keep the money flowing and the population doped on on their legal drugs, who kill more people each year than ALL ILLEGAL DRUGS COMBINED!!

      I linked a related article posted by stopnoise about how scientists feel censored when it comes to revealing their research.

    • 2 years ago
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