Tag Archives: Plavix

The Baker drug deal found in breach

May 21, 2009 – 8:29 am

The controversial sponsorship deal between Sanofi-Aventis and the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute has been found to be in breach of the Medicines Australia code of conduct.
Under the deal, for every Plavix script dispensed through retail pharmacy in 2009, Sanofi-Aventis agreed to donate 25 cents to support the Baker’s medical research and preventative health [...]

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The Baker boss responds to the alarm bells

April 29, 2009 – 6:00 pm

Garry Jennings. director of the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, has sent in the following response to concerns raised at Croakey and elsewhere, with a link to a question and answer document on the Institute’s website:
“We thank everyone for their comments. This is an innovative donation arrangement so we are not surprised at the [...]

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Some responses to the deal between Sanofi-Aventis and the Baker

April 29, 2009 – 10:57 am

Dr Ken Harvey, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, has written a long comment on my post below, and it is well worth a read. He also advises that he is putting in a complaint to Medicines Australia about the Sanofi-Aventis campaign.
Meanwhile, here are some other comments on the deal:
Dr [...]

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