Dear Justices, Before You Rule on Preemption, this just in: Pfizer manipulated studies related to Neurontin

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Experts have concluded that Pfizer manipulated scientific studies to bolster the use of the epilepsy drug Neurontin for other uses. This report comes from experts who are reviewing documents for plaintiffs in a a lawsuit against Pfizer. Apparently Pfizer delayed the publication of some negative studies, downplayed and mischaracterized negative data, and bundled some negative data in with positive results to neutralize the findings. Pfizer now stands in the long line of pharmaceutical companies who have been accused of manipulating and controlling scientific data in order to protect the sales of their products.

I do not enjoy reporting this news. As our U.S. Supreme Court stands ready to hear a case regarding the preemption of drug liability lawsuits on the basis of FDA approval of the product, it is scary to realize our long-held fears that drug companies are controlling the studies related to their drugs and are mishandling the data coming from those studies, and perhaps misrepresenting the data to the FDA. Limiting or preventing lawsuits on behalf of those injured by drug products and medical devices is not the answer, especially as we learn that the drug companies are manipulating the science and mispresenting the safety of their drugs.