Shire Pharmaceuticals Settles for $56.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Over ADHD Drugs
The Justice Department announced last week that pharmaceutical company Shire Pharmaceuticals LLC will pay $56.5 million to resolve civil allegations that it violated the False Claims Act as a result of its marketing and promotion of several products, including ADHD drugs Adderall XR and Vyvanse.
The allegations arose from a lawsuit filed by Dr. Gerardo Torres, a former Shire executive, and a separate lawsuit filed by Anita Hsieh, Kara Harris, and Ian Clark, former Shire sales representatives. The lawsuits were filed under the False Claims Act’s whistleblower provisions, which permit private parties to sue o...
Source: Policy and Medicine - September 29, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs
Shire Settles Claims of Deceptive Marketing of Multiple Drugs for $56.8 Million, No Individual Held Responsible
Here we go again. A big drug company has settled claims of deceptive marketing, yet no individual was held accountable. The most extensive coverage came from the Philadelphia Inquirer, presumably since the announcement came from the local US Attorney.The basics were:Shire Pharmaceuticals L.L.C. will pay $56.5 million to settle allegations that it inappropriately promoted the sale of ADHD medicine, among other drugs, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia said Wednesday.Shire is registered in the Channel Islands and headquartered in Dublin, but operates from the United States....As is usual in such cases,...
Source: Health Care Renewal - September 26, 2014 Category: Health Management Tags: corporate integrity agreement deception legal settlements marketing Shire US Department of Justice Source Type: blogs
Once an Addict, Always an Addict?
This is a saying I’ve always grappled with. One part of me is against any type of labeling, let alone a heavy label to be carried for the rest of your life. We are all so interchangeably dynamic, that to categorize someone into a box forever doesn’t sit well.
Another part of me completely agrees with this statement and perceives it to be utterly valid. Instead of denying who you are, true acceptance perhaps is the only way to not only recover, but to continue to maintain your recovery. However much I am against “branding” someone for life, it is human nature to create categorizes in order to piece things togethe...
Source: World of Psychology - August 30, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Kristin Bach Tags: Addiction Celebrities Habits Health-related Mindfulness Personal Recovery Born Again Designer Drugs Party Drugs Peer Pressure Self Acceptance smoking Substance Abuse Source Type: blogs
Skool Nerse time
This is Mrs. Grumpy.School is starting soon, and, as your school nurse, I'd like to offer some tips to help make this a better year for all of us.1. I'm happy to handle your child's medications. That's part of what I do. Please be sure to bring them in with useful instructions. DO NOT drop them off outside my office door after I've left, or hang them in a grocery bag on the school's front gate overnight. Have you people seen the kind of neighborhood Douglas C. Kenney Elementary school is in? Billy's bottle of Adderall is worth a lot of money here, and likely made some junkie very happy. Can't imagine how you explained that...
Source: Doctor Grumpy in the House - August 21, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Grumpy, M.D. Source Type: blogs
What Words With Friends Can Reveal About Your Personality
I started to play ‘Words With Friends‘ about 4 years ago, but really got into it when a good friend from the UK started playing soon after.
I have no idea how many games we’ve played but it’s many hundreds over the years.
Things can often get highly abusive and extremely childish in the chat if one of us thinks we are losing through bad luck rather than the other persons skill – which is all of the time.
Over the years in playing hundreds of different players I have started to pick up on certain personality types.
I think that how people play ‘Words With Friends’ over a sustained period ...
Source: Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : - July 29, 2014 Category: Life Coaches Authors: Tim Brownson Tags: Life Coaching Source Type: blogs
20 Motivational Quotes From Science
I’ve written a number of posts now on great motivational quotes and one of the things that’s surprised me is some of the unusual sources.
Sure you expect to hear words of wisdom from the likes of Jim Rohn, Zig Ziglar, Napoleon Hill. Early Nightingale and the godfathers (and mothers) of self development, but do you expect profound wisdom from Marilyn Monroe?
Equally, you expect people such as the The Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Rumi, Pema Chodrin and Mahatma Ghandi to make you stop and think with their nuggets of wisdom, but for most people Kurt Cobain probably wouldn’t usually be included in the same sentence.
Yet...
Source: Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : - July 8, 2014 Category: Life Coaches Authors: Tim Brownson Tags: Life Coaching Source Type: blogs
More Things Synthetic Chemists Hate
I enjoyed this post over at Synthetic Remarks on "Five things synthetic chemists hate". And I agree; I hate all of 'em, too. Allow me to add a few to the list:
1. The Mysterious Starting Material. How many times have you looked through an experimental section only to see a synthesis start cold, from a non-commercial compound whose preparation isn't given, or even referenced? One that doesn't seem to have any foundation anywhere else in the literature, either? I think that this is a bit more common in the older literature, but it shouldn't be happening anywhere.
2. It Works on Benzaldehyde; What More Do You Want? What abo...
Source: In the Pipeline - March 19, 2014 Category: Chemists Tags: Chemical News Source Type: blogs
Red GOP States Addled by Adderall
(Source: Pharma Marketing Blog)
Source: Pharma Marketing Blog - March 12, 2014 Category: Pharma Commentators Tags: Adderall ADHD Source Type: blogs
Study: Neurofeedback brain training can complement ADHD stimulant medications
CONCLUSION: Neurofeedback made greater improvements in ADHD symptoms compared to both the control and CT conditions. Thus, NF is a promising attention training treatment intervention for children with ADHD.
Related articles:
Biofeedback is a “Level 1 — Best Support” Intervention for Attention and Hyperactivity Behaviors
FDA clears use of EEG-based ADHD test
Sensible and perplexing changes in ADHD diagnostic criteria (DSM-V) (Source: SharpBrains)
Source: SharpBrains - February 17, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Attention and ADD/ADHD Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness Adderall attention deficit hyperactivity disorder attention-training Brain-Training cognitive-therapy medication Neurofeedback pediatrics Source Type: blogs
Can a Pill Improve Your Grades?
Some people think taking prescription stimulants can mean more As on their report cards.
Prescription stimulants like Adderall or Ritalin are prescribed to help treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Many people believe that taking stimulants if they don’t have ADHD will help them focus more, stay alert longer, and improve memory—all helpful to learning. But do these medications really make you a better student?
Definitely not.
Researchers have found that ADHD drugs like Adderall and Ritalin do not improve academic performance in teens who don’t have ADHD. In fact, there is no evidence that ADHD drugs...
Source: NIDA Drugs and Health Blog - February 6, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Sara Bellum Source Type: blogs
High School Seniors Don’t Believe Pot Use has Much Risk; Substance Abuse Remains Mostly Steady
Conclusions
These are upsetting trends, indicating that our efforts to educate young people about drug and alcohol abuse, particularly the damage such substances can cause to brains that have not yet completely developed, is not hitting the mark.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-12-sixty-percent-12th-graders-view.html
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Source: Cliffside Malibu - January 13, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Richard Taite Tags: Richard Taite Source Type: blogs
Notes from “The Filter Bubble” by Eli Pariser---impotance of serendipity
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Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - December 24, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Notes from “The Filter Bubble” by Eli Pariser
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Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - December 24, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
New York Times Attack on ADHD Treatment: The Treatment as the Disease
In a much discussed New York Times story on the explosion of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses, reporter Alan Schwarz writes that 15 percent of high school kids now have a diagnosis, and the number of children on medication to treat it has grown to 3.5 million, up from only 600,000 in 1990. "The disorder is now the second most frequent long-term diagnosis made in children, narrowly trailing asthma, according to a New York Times analysis of C.D.C. data," Schwarz writes. However, a critical analysis of Schwarz's reporting notes several problems with his major claims.
The central tension of diagnosin...
Source: Policy and Medicine - December 20, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs
Nationwide Survey Shows Fewer Teens Think Marijuana Is Harmful
Today, NIDA released the latest results from the 2013 Monitoring the Future (MTF) study, which asks more than 40,000 8th, 10th, and 12th graders about drug, alcohol, and cigarette use. The study revealed both good news and areas for concern.
First of all, scientists are concerned that only about 40% of 12th graders—that’s 4 out of every 10 teens—believe using marijuana regularly can hurt you. That’s 60% who think marijuana is not harmful! This perception that marijuana use is “okay” is tied to the increases in teens’ use of the drug over the past several years. Science shows that regular marijuana use can be ...
Source: NIDA Drugs and Health Blog - December 18, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: Sara Bellum Source Type: blogs
