8 Professors demand independent investigation of death in clinical trial

'Why the tragic case of Dna Markingson and the culpability of the University of Minnesota won't go away...

The disturbing circumstances surrounding the enrollment and subsequent suicide of Dan Markingson (2004) after he was given an experimental antipsychotic drug, Seroquel, as a test subject in AstraZeneca's CAFE trial--having been enrolled while he was hospitalized under an involuntary commitment order--are continuing to generate outrage and dismay. 

The case against AstraZeneca's corrupt practices is well documented in courts of law and in civil and criminal settlements with the Department of Justice:  

Kickbacks to physicians, rigged clinical trials in which company officials "cherry picked" the data to be disclosed while "burying" unfavorable study findings, the company's use of "smoke and mirrors" to obscure Seroquel's failed efficacy, AstraZeneca's failure to warn that Seroquel can cause diabetes and other health problems, and its illegal off-label marketing of Seroquel.  On April 27, 2010, AstraZeneca and the U.S. Dept. of Justice reached a $520 million settlement.' 


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