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Pfizer sales rep: "PFE tried to find 'naïve doctors' for illegal premarketing of maraviroc!"

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Peter Rost
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From: Pontani, Dennis
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 11:23 PM
To: [Doctor name redacted]
Cc: [Sales rep name redacted]
Subject: RE: Maraviroc EAP Clinical Study

Dr. [Name redacted],

I am the field-based medical director for Pfizer's HIV portfolio, which includes Viracept and soon to be new product, Maraviroc. I was hoping to discuss our EAP program with you on my next visit December 7th but just wanted to provide you with a quick overview.

This EAP is being run as a clinical trial, will enroll up to 6000 patients worldwide and will provide supplemental safety data to the FDA.

Investigators will be paid $1200 for each patient enrolled and also provided with financial support for the IRB process. All screened patients will need a tropism assay (only R5 tropic patients will be included) which will be paid by Pfizer.

If you would like more information and/or can meet on December [redacted] please let me know.

I look forward to working with you in the future,

Best regards,

Dennis Pontani, MS, PhD
Regional Medical Director, HIV Team
Pfizer Inc

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From: Pontani, Dennis
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 11:40 PM
To: [Doctor name redacted]
Cc: [Sales rep name redacted]
Subject: Visit

[Doctor name redacted],

I just wanted to thank you for the time to discuss Maraviroc and our EAP program. I hope that you will be able to have this trial set up in your institution. Please let me know if there is anything else I can provide.

Best regards,
Dennis

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Peter Rost M.D. Peter Rost, M.D., is a former Vice President of Pfizer. He is the author of "The Whistleblower, Confessions of a Healthcare Hitman" and "Killer Drug." He also writes the daily Pharma Law Blog and the Pharma Expert Witness (more...)
 
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