Pharma front ACSH: Whiny Whistleblower of the Year Award

[Guest guest]

Pharma front ACSH: " Whiny Whistleblower of the Year Award "

ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION (AHRP)

Promoting Openness, Full Disclosure, and Accountability

www.ahrp.org

FYI

2005 was a year in which some of Big Pharma's clandestine

relationships with an army of bought-and- paid- for minions in

academia,

government, congress, the media, and front organizations were

uncovered--in courtrooms, investigative books, reports and films.

All contributed toward exposing industry front groups that pose

as " patient advocacy " groups, and on Dec. 30

The American Council on Science and Health was shown for what it is.

2005 shed light on Pharma's bag of dirty tricks used to silence

critics--conscientious whistleblowers--who dared to speak out

against manufacturers' corrupt practices that have led to thousands

of preventable deaths.

Among these are concealment of hazardous (deadly) effects of marketed

drugs / vaccines / medical devices,

and the drug industry's pricing policies that fleece the American

taxpayers.

Some of the dirty tricks are worthy of vaudeville--as, for

example " The Karassik Conspiracy " ...

or the case of Dr. Rost, the Terminated Pfizer Executive who on

December 30, was nominated " Whiny Whistleblower of the Year "

by Drug Industry Front Organization--The American Council on Science

and Health (ACSH).

Dr. Rost has been an outspoken advocate for drug re-importation and

was

fired on December 1, 2005, after his False Claims Act lawsuit against

Pfizer

was unsealed; that suit resulted in an ongoing criminal investigation

conducted by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts.

In his nomination, Gilbert Ross, M.D., Executive and Medical Director

of the

ACSH stated that the biggest " Whiny Whistleblower " for 2005 was " the

person

who most outrageously defied his or her employer, regardless of

loyalty,

science, or even common sense. " Dr. Ross concluded " I vote for ex-

Pfizer

V.P. Dr. Rost, an inept exec but a pretty good whistleblower.

He

provoked a federal investigation of his own company in 2003, alleging

that

Pfizer was responsible for the improper marketing of the synthetic

growth

hormone Genotropin. " Dr. Ross failed to mention that under Dr. Rost's

leadership Genotropin became the #1 performing +$100 million Pfizer

franchise vs. budget in 2003.

http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsID.680/news_detail.asp

But perhaps Dr. Ross isn't a good judge of character. According to

the

magazine Mother , " Ross spent all of 1996 at a federal prison

camp in

Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, having being sentenced to 46 months in

prison for

his participation in a scheme that ultimately defrauded New York's

Medicaid

program of approximately $8 million. "

http://www.motherjones.com/news/outfront/2005/11/paging_dr_ross.html

The American Council on Science and Health stopped disclosing

corporate

donors in the early 1990s, according to Integrity in Science. The

following

drug companies contributed to ACSH, according to ACSH's 1991 annual

report

and ACSH Corporate Donors 1997: Pfizer, Abbott Laboratories, American

Cyanamid, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ciba-Geigy, Eli Lilly, Hoffman-La

Roche,

& , Rhone-Poulenc, Sandoz, Searle, Syntex, Warner-

Lambert,

Upjohn, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association.

http://www.cspinet.org/integrity/nonprofits/american_council_on_scienc

e_and_health.html

When asked about the " award " Dr. Rost said:

" I'm grateful to have been officially nominated " Whiny Whistleblower

of the

Year " by the American Council on Science and Health; a paid front

organization for Pfizer and Big Pharma. The Award nicely demonstrates

the

panic that ensues when an employee speaks the truth. Most recently

available

data indicates that Pfizer has been one of the biggest donors to the

ACSH.

The fact that I won this award in competition against two other PhRMA

demons, (or consumer heroes, pick your choice), Dr. Graham, of

the

FDA, and Dr. Topol, of the Cleveland Clinic is a humbling

experience. "

Our wish for the New Year, let a thousand whistleblowers join our

battle to shed light

on corrupt practices undermining the integrity of medicine-

By piercing the walls of silence we can save lives.

Contact: Vera Hassner Sharav

212-595-8974

veracare@...

[Guest guest]

Pharma front ACSH: " Whiny Whistleblower of the Year Award "

ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION (AHRP)

Promoting Openness, Full Disclosure, and Accountability

www.ahrp.org

FYI

2005 was a year in which some of Big Pharma's clandestine

relationships with an army of bought-and- paid- for minions in

academia,

government, congress, the media, and front organizations were

uncovered--in courtrooms, investigative books, reports and films.

All contributed toward exposing industry front groups that pose

as " patient advocacy " groups, and on Dec. 30

The American Council on Science and Health was shown for what it is.

2005 shed light on Pharma's bag of dirty tricks used to silence

critics--conscientious whistleblowers--who dared to speak out

against manufacturers' corrupt practices that have led to thousands

of preventable deaths.

Among these are concealment of hazardous (deadly) effects of marketed

drugs / vaccines / medical devices,

and the drug industry's pricing policies that fleece the American

taxpayers.

Some of the dirty tricks are worthy of vaudeville--as, for

example " The Karassik Conspiracy " ...

or the case of Dr. Rost, the Terminated Pfizer Executive who on

December 30, was nominated " Whiny Whistleblower of the Year "

by Drug Industry Front Organization--The American Council on Science

and Health (ACSH).

Dr. Rost has been an outspoken advocate for drug re-importation and

was

fired on December 1, 2005, after his False Claims Act lawsuit against

Pfizer

was unsealed; that suit resulted in an ongoing criminal investigation

conducted by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts.

In his nomination, Gilbert Ross, M.D., Executive and Medical Director

of the

ACSH stated that the biggest " Whiny Whistleblower " for 2005 was " the

person

who most outrageously defied his or her employer, regardless of

loyalty,

science, or even common sense. " Dr. Ross concluded " I vote for ex-

Pfizer

V.P. Dr. Rost, an inept exec but a pretty good whistleblower.

He

provoked a federal investigation of his own company in 2003, alleging

that

Pfizer was responsible for the improper marketing of the synthetic

growth

hormone Genotropin. " Dr. Ross failed to mention that under Dr. Rost's

leadership Genotropin became the #1 performing +$100 million Pfizer

franchise vs. budget in 2003.

http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsID.680/news_detail.asp

But perhaps Dr. Ross isn't a good judge of character. According to

the

magazine Mother , " Ross spent all of 1996 at a federal prison

camp in

Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, having being sentenced to 46 months in

prison for

his participation in a scheme that ultimately defrauded New York's

Medicaid

program of approximately $8 million. "

http://www.motherjones.com/news/outfront/2005/11/paging_dr_ross.html

The American Council on Science and Health stopped disclosing

corporate

donors in the early 1990s, according to Integrity in Science. The

following

drug companies contributed to ACSH, according to ACSH's 1991 annual

report

and ACSH Corporate Donors 1997: Pfizer, Abbott Laboratories, American

Cyanamid, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ciba-Geigy, Eli Lilly, Hoffman-La

Roche,

& , Rhone-Poulenc, Sandoz, Searle, Syntex, Warner-

Lambert,

Upjohn, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association.

http://www.cspinet.org/integrity/nonprofits/american_council_on_scienc

e_and_health.html

When asked about the " award " Dr. Rost said:

" I'm grateful to have been officially nominated " Whiny Whistleblower

of the

Year " by the American Council on Science and Health; a paid front

organization for Pfizer and Big Pharma. The Award nicely demonstrates

the

panic that ensues when an employee speaks the truth. Most recently

available

data indicates that Pfizer has been one of the biggest donors to the

ACSH.

The fact that I won this award in competition against two other PhRMA

demons, (or consumer heroes, pick your choice), Dr. Graham, of

the

FDA, and Dr. Topol, of the Cleveland Clinic is a humbling

experience. "

Our wish for the New Year, let a thousand whistleblowers join our

battle to shed light

on corrupt practices undermining the integrity of medicine-

By piercing the walls of silence we can save lives.

Contact: Vera Hassner Sharav

212-595-8974

veracare@...