22 Feb 2008 04:15:08 | Dr. Joseph Mercola
The pharmaceutical company Pfizer is being sued. Health-care
advocates Community Catalyst say that Pfizer lied to women and
seniors when they claimed that Lipitor would reduce their risk
of having a heart attack.
Community Catalyst argued that the drug not only didn't work,
but that it might even be putting those who used it in danger.
The case used a recent study of 2,000 women as evidence. The
study found that women who took Lipitor ran a 10 percent higher
risk of heart attacks than those who took a placebo.
Pfizer sold almost $11 billion worth of Lipitor last year. The
company's stock value has recently gone up following the
announcement that Lipitor had been approved for reducing stroke
and heart attack risks among diabetics.
Community Catalyst.org Boston Herald September 29, 2005USA
Today September 28, 2005
Dr. Mercola's Comment:Last month, Lipitor was found to be no
better than other cholesterol drug on the market, and it may
have actually worse side effects to boot.
Lipitor is one of the best drugs on the market -- from Pfizer's
perspective, not yours. Marketed brilliantly by Pfizer, you'll
pay thousands of dollars a year for the rest of your life for
useless drugs like Lipitor until you die prematurely from their
side effects.But not quickly enough to ruin their annuity on
collecting monthly refill bills from you and/or your insurance
company.
All the while,Pfizer is earning $11 billion a year from the
drug, despite a lack of proof it actually helps patients. So you
can understand why Pfizer will fight tooth-and-nail to protect
its major cash cow.
And meanwhile, what's the FDA's reaction to the growing evidence
that Lipitor is useless and dangerous? They approved Lipitor for
wider use to reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack for
diabetics. This is unbelievable in light of the fact that
Lipitor could double the risk of a deadly stroke for diabetics!
If you're taking astatin drug and want to learn more about safer
alternatives, I urge you to review the articles I've collected
on my statins resource page.
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