| The story in the news is that Bush is endorsing a | | | | improve children's mood anymore than a sugar pill. The |
| mental health program that will target children in | | | | FDA said in 2003 that Paxil should not to be prescribed |
| schools for mental health screenings. The commission | | | | to minors. |
| claims that even though child mental health | | | | Serzon. Expensive and has a earned a "black box" |
| prescriptions have increased 500% from 1999-2003, | | | | warning due to its tendency to cause liver failure and |
| they aren't getting enough "treatment". The screenings | | | | death in adults and children. |
| will be mandatory and prescription drug treatment will | | | | Safer, cheaper drugs are available but TCMAP |
| be too. That's not all this program does though, under | | | | maintains that the drugs they make the most money |
| the new plan doctors can only prescribe the most | | | | on are the best choice for children's mental health |
| dangerous and expensive drugs on the market. The | | | | issues. |
| new plan is ironically named "New Freedom | | | | Bribery In Action |
| commission"(NFC). | | | | TMAP is fully owned and operated by drug |
| TMAP- Bankrupting Medicaid Before the Baby | | | | companies, mainly Janssen pharmaceuticals, and |
| Boomers Even Use It | | | | parades itself as a medically oriented and helpful |
| Bush endorsed and implemented TMAP in Texas and | | | | government program. The organization accomplished |
| of the 22 members in the New Freedom Commission, | | | | this by bribing doctors, university officials and |
| 14 are directly associated with that organization. The | | | | government officials into lying about the superiority of |
| New Freedom Act is a fraud. It is modeled after The | | | | their drugs; then the officials they've duped allow them |
| Texas Medication Algorithm Project (TMAP). An | | | | to make laws that use the lies as medical guidelines. |
| algorithm is like a menu at a restaurant with drugs as | | | | Although all Janssen's activities cannot be known |
| the choices, if its not on the menu the doctor cannot | | | | here's what is known so far: |
| order the prescription. TMAP takes advantage of | | | | Janssen pays $2,000 speaking fees to gov. officials |
| foster children, institutionalized people, veterans and | | | | and doctors who are in the position to approve TMAP |
| prisoners to further drug company profits as well as | | | | and make laws favoring their algorithms. The |
| robbing the American tax-payers. It forces state and | | | | "speakers" tell people that Janssen drugs are superior |
| Medicaid doctors to prescribe super-expensive, | | | | and miraculous and then approve their drugs and |
| dangerous new medications to mental health patients. | | | | guidelines from within government agencies and |
| TMAP has even persuaded officials into giving | | | | universities. Multiple speeches result in multiple |
| Medicaid to people who don't need it so they can | | | | payments in the sum of $2,000 or more. Here's an |
| afford the overpriced medications and by early 2001 | | | | example of a speakers relationship with Janssen: |
| the program bankrupted Texas's Medicaid system. At | | | | Boston Globe | November 10 2003 |
| the rate TMAP guidelines explode Medicaid expenses | | | | Dr. Douglas Hughs was charged with endangering his |
| we will be paying an outlandish 3.7 billion a year for | | | | patients by the Massachusetts government and had |
| schizophrenia medications alone, effectively | | | | his license taken because, without medical reason, he |
| bankrupting Medicaid nationwide. | | | | forced several patients to switch to the new drug |
| Here's an example of a Drug that doctors will be | | | | Risperdal and nearly killed a patient. Risperdal is an |
| required to prescribe: | | | | expensive, dangerous new schizophrenia drug made |
| Zyprexa | | | | by Janssen. The doctor switched the drugs to |
| This is a new Medication for bi-polar disorder and it | | | | experiment on the patients for the drug company, |
| costs $6,000 more per patient than older, safer drugs | | | | which paid him a grand total of $30,000 in "public |
| like Haldal according to Yale researchers, Veterans | | | | speaking fees" to talk about their new drugs. Dr. Hughs |
| Medical Hospital researchers and FDA trials. FDA Data | | | | has since resigned his position at The Soloman Carter |
| also shows Zyprexa to be one of he deadliest drugs | | | | Fuller Mental Health Center. |
| ever approved, yet our war veterans and children will | | | | Janssen paid for luxury trips, expensive meals and |
| be forced to use it while the rest of us pay for it. FDA | | | | entertainment for officials who were in the position to |
| trials for Zyprexa show that 65% of patients dropped | | | | approve TMAP and the drugs they endorse. |
| out of the trial due to side effects and during the | | | | To keep state health officials from investigating |
| 6-week trial 20 deaths occurred, 12 of them suicides. | | | | TMAPS dangerous, expensive drug regimen, |
| The FDA approved Zyprexa ONLY for short-term | | | | Janssen's government official "speakers" have issued |
| treatment of bi-polar individuals. | | | | TMAP medication guidelines as administrative orders in |
| TMAP mandates that Zyprexa be used for many | | | | many of the states it now operates in. The reason is |
| different disorders for long term use. | | | | that administration is the paperwork end of |
| Hurting our children | | | | government and cannot be investigated for safety by |
| TMAP developed a special children's algorithm (drug | | | | state medical regulators. |
| menu) called The Texas Children's Medication | | | | TMAPS drug company founders contributed a total of |
| Algorithm Project or TCMAP. The same group of | | | | $384,735 in 2002 in Texas alone. It must be mentioned |
| bribed experts decided that the same drugs would be | | | | that these are only the known contributions and that |
| used for children as adults; no facts were needed | | | | there are probably many more undisclosed |
| because the recommendations were made based on | | | | contributions. |
| what the drug companies told them to recommend. | | | | Fighting Back |
| Drugs TCMAP forces doctors to prescribe to children: | | | | Already Colorado and Nevada are suing |
| (All are brand name) | | | | approximately 17 of the drug companies associated |
| Zoloft, which is expensive, has a 17% dropout rate in | | | | with TMAP for fraud and racketeering. Officials of |
| child clinical trials due to intolerable side effects and | | | | Pennsylvania's Office of the Inspector General are |
| only has a 10% improvement rate on children with | | | | suing several other government officials in that state |
| depression and mood disorders. The FDA specifically | | | | because they lied about drug safety and took bribes |
| states that this drug should not be used by persons | | | | from TMAP and their funders: Dwight McKee & Allen |
| under the age of 18. | | | | Jones v. Henry Hart, Sydni Guido and several other |
| Seroxat, which is expensive and has been shown to | | | | officials. |
| increase suicide attempts in minors. | | | | References & Resources: |
| Paxil. This drug is not only expensive but has been | | | | -FDA Links Suicide in Children to Antidepressants |
| directly shown to increase murder, violence, school | | | | -Medicine Merchants-Tracking Dr.'s NY Times |
| shootings and debilitating conditions such as brain | | | | November 16, 2000 |
| dysfunction and heart problems in young people. It also | | | | - US Government Veterans Study |
| increases self-harm and suicide attempts in children. | | | | -Dr. |
| On top of all this British studies show that Paxil didn't | | | | |