Tricia's Life Is Not Frivolous:
April 1, 2005 08:29

Industry Cover-Up Left Teenage Girl Blind and Paralyzed

In October 2000, a 15-year-old girl named Tricia Newenham from Steuben, Maine took 3 doses of Triaminic cold syrup containing an FDA-approved drug called PPA for a runny nose. Less than 24 hours later she had a massive stroke that left her mentally disabled, partially paralyzed - and blind.

If the drug industry had acted responsibly, Tricia's PPA-induced stroke wouldn't have happened. For nearly a year, the industry suppressed its own study showing that PPA dramatically increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke - the most devastating form of stroke - in young women. The reason? They got the study in October 1999 and didn't want to pull their products right before the winter cold season.

Learn about how the big business drug indsutry is trying to protect itself.

Before the concept goes national, it is time for Michigan to review its unique law intended to prevent the state from becoming a haven for lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies. These businesses, most notably Pfizer, play a huge role in the state's economy and are a big hope for the state's further diversification into life sciences. http://www.freep.com/voices/editorials/edrug14e_20050314.htm

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