WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2007: GENERAL: EndoKnow is just a disguised ad for Lupron!

GENERAL: EndoKnow is just a disguised ad for Lupron!

From: andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 4 Aug 2007 02:39:03 -0500 (CDT)

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Hello Everyone,

I mostly post on the Endo forum, but I though everyone should be aware that the company that manufactures Lupron, (TAP Pharmaceuticals) has been sued in the past for illegal and unethical marketing practices, found guilty and had to pay $875 million in fines. TAP Pharmaceuticals actually runs EndoKnow, masquerading as a help site, when in fact it is a marketing scheme for Lupron! We are trying to let everyone know as much info as posssible about this because so many women have gotten so sick from Lupron. Doctors even go so far as to pressure us to try it even when we say no. They all try to downplay the terrible side effects and don't give many patients the warning leaflet it comes with. Before you let a doctor talk you into trying it, please read the rest of this post and the article that comes with the link below. You will find it quite shocking.

-- Andrea

Nicole from the endo forum posted:

I know that this was brought up before in reference to the Lupron lawsuit for illegal and unethical marketing practices, but has anyone noticed the banner add for "endoknow" that is commonly displayed on this forum is actually operated by the pharm company that makes Lupron? One of my OB/GYN's (who I don't see anymore because of her total uselessness in helping me) sent me to this site so I could supposedly get more information about Endo, I was appauled that this site claims to be a resource on Endo, when in fact all it is, is a site which 1. asks you to register beforehand 2. has you take a survey that seems to always conclude the same answer = 3. based on these very dubious results of the survey, the site then suggests that you talk to your doctor about Lupron. Excuse me? I certainly don't begrudge OBGYN.net for the money it makes on advertising, and personally I am so grateful to have these forums which I know are partly supported by advertising. However I find myself constantly wondering if the company that sells Lupron has even cleaned up it's marketing practices, or just found more subversive ways of getting in all of our faces. Is anyone else upset by this?

If you didn't read about the lawsuit, which was posted by another forum member earlier...here's the link:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/48852/what_your_doctor_doesnt_tell_you_aboutlupron.html

-Nicole

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