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July 31, 2016

Here’s a forgotten chapter from pharmaceutical history. The acne drug, Accutane (isotretinoin), manufactured by Roche Pharmaceuticals, in addition to being...

Can You Please Put Some Sugar on This Crap?

Doug Bremner

Accutane

July 30, 2016

I was reading the NY Times this weekend when I saw a story about a celebrity dermatologist who had a...

I’m Still Not Getting Flu Shots

Doug Bremner

Vaccines

July 28, 2016

Oops! I forgot, my employer, Emory University, actually requires me to get a flu shot. So I guess that’s not...

Podcast: Controversies Over Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome

Doug Bremner

Uncategorized

July 27, 2016

Accutane Made Me Do It

Doug Bremner

Depression

July 27, 2016

[repost from the original post on beforeyoutakethatpill.com on October 3, 2007] I was interviewed this morning by WLS-TV in...

If They Don’t Kill Us They Will Drive Us Crazy

Doug Bremner

Antidepressants

July 25, 2016

Merck joins the rosters of pharmaceutical companies like Hoffmann La Roche that make drugs that, if they don’t kill you,...

Psychiatric Side Effects of Levaquin

Doug Bremner

Depression

July 4, 2016

Fluoroquinolones, including Levaquin, Ciprofloxacin, and Avelox, are a class of antibiotics used to treat a range of infections. These drugs...

VIDEO: Watch Me Talk About the Pharmaceutical Industry and Our Upcoming Film

Doug Bremner

Antidepressants

July 4, 2016

Watch “Inheritance Italian Style” on amazon and amazon prime here. Also available on vimeo, tubi and roku....

Do Antidepressants Make You Suicidal?

Doug Bremner

Antidepressants

July 3, 2016

During my residency days Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) like fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem), paroxetine (Paxil), fluvoxamine (Luvox), citalopram (Celexa), and...

Banished from Twitter

Doug Bremner

Amanda Knox

May 1, 2016

Romeo Ha! banishment! be merciful, say ‘death;’ For exile hath more terror in his look, Much more than death: do...