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Robert M. Davidson, M.D., Ph.D.
Kilgore, TX (USA)

OCCUPATION: practicing Internal Medicine physician

INTERESTS: public health; patient safety; medication use; medical ethics; drug safety; vaccines; health care reform; constitutional law; political affiliation: independent

DISCLAIMER: Robert Davidson, M.D. was stripped of his retained legal counsel by fiat of an Arizona trial court. He was never a pro se litigant by choice. Nothing in his postings and opinions should be considered medical or legal advice. He makes no representations or promises about the completeness, accuracy, or timeliness of any of the content in his postings and opinions. Any reliance placed on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

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2 Articles

Sunday, November 29, 2009
Was Asthma Clinical Research Study Subject “Ghosted”?
(1 comments) How many hospitalizations and deaths resulted from pharma-funded misinformation as to the safety of the long-acting beta agonists (“LABAs”), prior to FDA ordering black box warnings on the LABAs, citing increased risk of asthma-related death?

Friday, November 27, 2009
Are Big Pharma and the PDUFA to Blame for Healthcare Mess?
(8 comments) Recent $2.3 billion Pfizer settlement indicates an underlying systemic malady within the FDA. Since the passage of PDUFA, user fees have played an important role in expediting the drug approval process. The implicit underlying assumption, that expediting the drug approval process is good for public health, is seriously flawed.