Before you decide to take the pill that your doctor prescribes, ask him or her if he or she is on the payroll for that pharmaceutical company. According to CommonDreams.org, it's not unusual for doctors to be paid by big pharma to promote meds that are not safe or that the patient doesn't need.
Many of these paid mouthpieces have malpractice lawsuits against them as well as FDA investigations and warnings.
A recent investigation by ProPublica, compiled from disclosures by seven companies, created a database which covers $257.8 million in big pharma payouts to doctors since 2009 for speaking, consulting and other duties.
The companies include Eli Lily, Cephalon, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Merck & Co. and Pfizer.
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