Guest guest Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 http://www.nomorefakenews.com/ HOW WONDERFUL IS PROCRIT? DECEMBER 31, 2003. Good old Mr. Whoever and his wife own a bed and breakfast inn. In their golden years, they've done well, and they love their guests. Life is a dream. But now there is one hitch. Mr. W has cancer and he's getting chemo. He looks bad and he feels weak. Their first guests of the season are about to arrive and Mr. W doesn't know if he can handle it. Call in the cavalry. Mr. W goes to his doc and the doc tells him about Procrit, a drug that can reverse the debilitating effects of anemia that is being caused by his chemo. Ah, Procrit. Mr. W pops some pills and his strength is back. He's all smiles. The guests arrive and he's raring to go. Life is good again. His blood is strong. The old buzzard might live forever. This is the gist of one of the oft-shown TV ads for the Johnson & Johnson drug. I'm sure you've seen it. There's another one about a weakened auctioneer who can't blabber his patter because he too is on chemo. Procrit puts him back on track. Lovely. A November 27 Reuters piece, however, turns a nasty corner. Seems that J & J has stopped several clinical trials of Procrit because " patients developed a higher-than-expected number of blood clots... " Blood clots are very dangerous. Ooops. " Mark Wolfe, a spokesman for Ortho Biotech, the J & J unit that markets Procrit, said the investigational trials aimed to boost hemoglobin levels to make radiation or chemotherapy more effective in cancer patients. " " Wolfe said the US Food and Drug Administration is not requiring any action [like taking the drug off the market or relabeling it with new warnings or taking J & J to court] because the trials have stopped and added that Procrit is safe when used as indicated to treat anemia. " Huh? All those TV ads make no distinction between chemo-caused anemia and " regular anemia. " Why is J & J carrying out new trials on Procrit on cancer patients? The drug is already on the market and is being sold like candy to cancer patients who are experiencing blood anemias from chemo. You mean the safety of the drug is still a major, major issue? You mean the FDA approved the drug in the first place as safe and effective when it isn't? You mean the Federal Trade Commission is not forcing J & J to take those ads off TV because they are misleading? You mean the FDA is going after ephedra instead? You mean there are millions of people out there right now on Procrit who have no idea they are at risk for blood clots? You mean the FDA is going along with this tap dance about Procrit for regular anemia versus Procrit for chemo-induced anemia? You mean Reuters is too lazy and stupid and bought-out to make these obvious points and put in a call to the Federal Trade Commission and ask them why the hell the ads are still on TV? You mean Mr. W and his bed and breakfast is just a ridiculous fantasy cooked up by J & J? Somewhere in the halls of Congress there must be a person who is on chemo and on Procrit. Hello? Guess what? The FDA is at it again and you are the victim. If your doctor tells you he's going to lower the dose of the Procrit to make it safer, ask him why. After all, why was he giving you a high dose in the first place? Wasn't it because he assumed the higher dose was necessary to reverse your chemo-induced anemia? You mean he's now going to put you on a dose that is ineffective? You're in the jaws of the vise. I've got a new TV ad. Shows Mr. W falling down in the parlor of his bed and breakfast. They rush him to the hospital. The docs try to figure out what's wrong. Will they realize he has blood clots caused by Procrit? Will they be able to save his life? Tune in tomorrow. JON RAPPOPORT www.nomorefakenews.com Find out what made the Top Searches of 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Oh this article just sickens me! My 21 year old daughter, against my wishes, just endured 6 months of chemo and procrit shots! I was well aware of the dangers with chemo and taking the procrit shots. I am so fed up with the corruption of our big pharma companies and the FDA, AMA and the ACS. I personally never touch thier drugs....not even for pain. Nor will I allow my daughters ages 12 and 14 to take them. We use alternatives. Unfortunatly, my adult daughter caved into the pressure by those who are very brainwashed and ill informed. , Frank <califpacific> wrote: > http://www.nomorefakenews.com/ > > HOW WONDERFUL IS PROCRIT? > > DECEMBER 31, 2003. Good old Mr. Whoever and his wife own a bed and breakfast inn. In their golden years, they've done well, and they love their guests. Life is a dream. > > But now there is one hitch. Mr. W has cancer and he's getting chemo. He looks bad and he feels weak. Their first guests of the season are about to arrive and Mr. W doesn't know if he can handle it. > > Call in the cavalry. Mr. W goes to his doc and the doc tells him about Procrit, a drug that can reverse the debilitating effects of anemia that is being caused by his chemo. > > Ah, Procrit. Mr. W pops some pills and his strength is back. He's all smiles. The guests arrive and he's raring to go. Life is good again. His blood is strong. The old buzzard might live forever. > > This is the gist of one of the oft-shown TV ads for the Johnson & Johnson drug. I'm sure you've seen it. There's another one about a weakened auctioneer who can't blabber his patter because he too is on chemo. Procrit puts him back on track. > > Lovely. > > A November 27 Reuters piece, however, turns a nasty corner. Seems that J & J has stopped several clinical trials of Procrit because " patients developed a higher-than-expected number of blood clots... " Blood clots are very dangerous. > > Ooops. > > " Mark Wolfe, a spokesman for Ortho Biotech, the J & J unit that markets Procrit, said the investigational trials aimed to boost hemoglobin levels to make radiation or chemotherapy more effective in cancer patients. " > > " Wolfe said the US Food and Drug Administration is not requiring any action [like taking the drug off the market or relabeling it with new warnings or taking J & J to court] because the trials have stopped and added that Procrit is safe when used as indicated to treat anemia. " > > Huh? > > All those TV ads make no distinction between chemo-caused anemia and " regular anemia. " > > Why is J & J carrying out new trials on Procrit on cancer patients? The drug is already on the market and is being sold like candy to cancer patients who are experiencing blood anemias from chemo. > > You mean the safety of the drug is still a major, major issue? You mean the FDA approved the drug in the first place as safe and effective when it isn't? You mean the Federal Trade Commission is not forcing J & J to take those ads off TV because they are misleading? > > You mean the FDA is going after ephedra instead? > > You mean there are millions of people out there right now on Procrit who have no idea they are at risk for blood clots? > > You mean the FDA is going along with this tap dance about Procrit for regular anemia versus Procrit for chemo-induced anemia? > > You mean Reuters is too lazy and stupid and bought-out to make these obvious points and put in a call to the Federal Trade Commission and ask them why the hell the ads are still on TV? > > You mean Mr. W and his bed and breakfast is just a ridiculous fantasy cooked up by J & J? > > Somewhere in the halls of Congress there must be a person who is on chemo and on Procrit. Hello? Guess what? The FDA is at it again and you are the victim. If your doctor tells you he's going to lower the dose of the Procrit to make it safer, ask him why. After all, why was he giving you a high dose in the first place? Wasn't it because he assumed the higher dose was necessary to reverse your chemo-induced anemia? You mean he's now going to put you on a dose that is ineffective? You're in the jaws of the vise. > > I've got a new TV ad. Shows Mr. W falling down in the parlor of his bed and breakfast. They rush him to the hospital. The docs try to figure out what's wrong. Will they realize he has blood clots caused by Procrit? Will they be able to save his life? Tune in tomorrow. > > JON RAPPOPORT www.nomorefakenews.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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