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The fraudulent data resulted in the sale of billions of dollars of COX2 inhibitors, including Vioxx, and Celebrex. Anesthesia & Analgesia editors say in hindsight, “it should have been a “red flag” that Reuben’s studies were consistently favorable to the drugs he studied.”

It seems to be a sign of the times that red flags have been continuously ignored for years in many fields of commerce.

1 posted on 03/10/2009 7:38:38 PM PDT by grandpa jones

To: grandpa jones

Most folks I’ve talked to say the COX2 stuff really worked.

They miss them.

2 posted on 03/10/2009 7:48:26 PM PDT by Wiseghy ("You want to break this army? Then break your word to it.")

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Hey, radiation treatment ain’t that bad if you have a doobie.

3 posted on 03/10/2009 7:49:29 PM PDT by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)

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4 posted on 03/10/2009 7:51:46 PM PDT by kcvl

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In addition to allegedly falsifying data, Dr. Reuben seems to have committed publishing forgery. Evan Ekman, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in Columbia, S.C., said his name appeared as a co-author on at least two of the retracted papers, despite his having had no hand in the manuscripts. “My names were forgeries on the documents,” Dr. Ekman told Anesthesiology News.

5 posted on 03/10/2009 7:53:18 PM PDT by kcvl

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6 posted on 03/10/2009 7:53:45 PM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken

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“Dr. Reuben deeply regrets that this happened,” said the doctor’s attorney, Ingrid Martin. “Dr. Reuben cooperated fully with the peer review committee. There were extenuating circumstances that the committee fairly and justly considered.” She declined to explain the extenuating circumstances. Dr. Reuben didn’t respond to requests for comment sent through Ms. Martin and left at his former office.

Dr. Reuben had been a paid speaker on behalf of Pfizer’s medicines, and it paid for some of his research. “It is very disappointing to learn about Dr. Scott Reuben’s alleged actions,” Pfizer said in a statement. “When we decided to support Dr. Reuben’s research, he worked for a credible academic medical center and appeared to be a reputable investigator.”

Hal Jenson, the chief academic officer at Baystate Medical, said a routine audit last spring flagged discrepancies in Dr. Reuben’s work. That led to a larger investigation in which Dr. Reuben cooperated, Dr. Jenson said. “The conclusions are not in dispute,” he added.

Dr. Reuben is on an indefinite leave from his post at Baystate, the hospital said. He no longer holds an appointment as a professor at Tufts University’s medical school, according to the university.

8 posted on 03/10/2009 7:55:56 PM PDT by kcvl

To: grandpa jones

Vioxx worked. Take it from someone who knows. Me. Too bad it had such a bad effect on blood pressure. :-(

10 posted on 03/10/2009 8:06:11 PM PDT by oldvike

Like, *PING*, dude.

Who are the MD's on Free Republic? I have a hunch they'll find this interesting.

Cheers!

15 posted on 03/10/2009 9:16:07 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)

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Doctor's Pain Studies Were Fabricated, Hospital Says
by Gardiner Harris
Published: March 10, 2009
Correction Appended

18 posted on 03/25/2009 6:25:49 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)

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