Senator warns Emory over psychiatrist’s investigation
December 20, 2008 Antidepressants, Antipsychotic, Big Pharma, Fraud, GlaxoSmithkline, News, Paxil, Psychiatrist, Psychiatry, Psychotropic drugs No CommentsBy GAYLE WHITE |The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Thursday, December 18, 2008
In a stern letter to Emory University this week, U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley questions whether renowned psychiatrist Dr. Charles Nemeroff has honestly portrayed some of his activities funded by pharmaceutical companies.
Grassley warns school officials of the potential penalties for making false statements or obstructing a congressional examination.
Nemeroff, an internationally known expert on depression, has become a central figure in an investigation this year by the Senate Finance Committee into whether drug company money paid to physicians compromises medical research and scholarship. Grassley (R-Iowa) is the ranking minority member of the committee.
Grassley’s letter, obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, questions Emory’s position that some talks by Nemeroff funded by the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline were educational and did not involve promotion of Glaxo products.
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