Contra Pfizer

My name is Lothar Schröder, I am German and 45 years old. I studied mathematics and actuaries at Cologne University. After graduation I have worked for several insurance companies as a fixed income portfolio manger. Now I work for a bank.
I am a widower since my wife Monika killed herself three years ago.

My wife took ZOLOFT, an SSRI-antidepressant manufactured by the pharma company Pfizer. At the time she took the drug, the package insert did not warn that ZOLOFT can make people suicidal. I blame the drug for her death, because she loved live and would never have done that. She had so many plans for the future. The medical documents show that it is very likely, that there was a causal relationship between the drug ZOLOFT and her suicide.

The risk of suicide was concealed in Germany by Pfizer until August 2005, when the European Commission forced the pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer to warn about the suicide risk for children and adolescents. Some weeks ago, Pfizer has increased the age at higher risk from 18 years to 25 years. But this is nonsense. All ages are at higher risk from these SSRI- Antidepressants!
Other SSRI antidepressants are Prozac (in Germany Fluctin) and Paxil. They all carry the same risk!
This blog is about these SSRI- antidepressants and CONTRA PFIZER.
It is named after one article by Dr. David Healy who has written a book on SSRI, it is titled “Let them eat Prozac”.
I have decided to fight Pfizer and tell my story to the public.

Samstag, 29. März 2008

Side Effect Death by John Virapen


This book by the Ex Eli Lilly manger John Virapen is the first time that someone who has worked for the pharmaceutical industry tells the story about Prozac and the other SSRI antidepressants.

It has been published in Germany some weeks ago and will soon be realeased in Sweden.

John Mack (see : http://www.talk.pharma-mkting.com/show038.htm ) writes about this book:


John Virapen is now retired, after working more than 30 years in the pharma industry internationally. He haas worked at the executive level for some major companies such as Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk. His career started in Sweden where he was Managing Director for Eli Lilly Sweden AB. Virapen now lives in Germany.
Last year Virapen published a fictional novel (written in German) about corruption in the pharma industry, which created some debate. He was urged by the public to tell the true story and has now written a book of memoirs primarily outlining the criminal activities he was involved in during his active years.
The Big Fish here is Eli Lilly. A few months ago Virapen was invited by Andy Vickery, a prominent US attorney, as a fact witness in an ongoing case regarding Prozac. Virapen claims to have "damning evidence" exposing Eli Lilly bribing the regulatory board in Sweden to attain marketing approval for Prozac.


I have read this book already and it is really worth reading. John told me today that he is also going to publish the book in English.

In his book he tells that the same must have happend with Prozac in Germany like in Sweden. Because the Bundesgesundheitsamt (BGA) had great doubts in the late 80ies about the efficiacy of Prozac and was concerned about the suicide risk of Prozac. But then one year later Prozac was suddenly admitted. "Who has dined with the BGA and what did they have for dessert?" ask John Virapen. This I also want to know but not only about Prozac. I asked to the German authorities, why was ZOLOFT admitted, the drug that my wife took and I have asked for access to the files according to the Freedom of Information Act two years ago. I am still wating for the final answer.

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Anonym hat gesagt…

Hi,

you can download the book by John virapen also as ebook in english from that website: http://www.side-effects-death.com