Eli Lilly Sold Drug for Dementia Knowing It Didn't Help


	Eli Lilly Sold Drug for Dementia Knowing It Didn't Help

jklugman

6-13-2009 7:01 PM

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eli lilly, zyprexa, pharmaceuticals, corporate-malfeasance

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6-13-2009 7:09 PM

BartendingBear

Big-pharama, always looking out for YOU!

6-14-2009 3:32 AM

darkeforce

Well, always looking out for ways to get your money, at least.

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their names on the articles, a practice called “ghostwriting.”     </p> <P>Lilly employees compiled a guide to hiring scientists to
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