Bias at the Gate?: The Pharmaceutical Industry’s Influence on the Federally…

INTRODUCTION As of 2002, the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Neurontin, a drug developed by the pharm.aceutical company Pfizer, for two uses, the treatment of epilepsy and pain related to shingles. 1. A staggering ninety-four percent of Neurontin prescriptions in the prior five years, however, were for other (non-FDA) approved uses. 2.These other uses effectively trip…