I was working with an intern in clinic yesterday afternoon. The Wyeth representative had bought him dinner the previous night (actually dinner for the entire team on call). That rep was downplaying the HRT study results. He got directions from the company. Wyeth Criticizes Media Coverage of Hormone Replacement Drugs

The chief executive of Wyeth, Robert A. Essner, criticized the media yesterday for what he termed its "sensationalizing" of a study that found that the company's hormone replacement therapy, Prempro, did more harm than good.

"Once the media sensation over the study subsides, the data will speak for themselves and hormone replacement therapy will remain an important part of women's health care," Mr. Essner said in a conference call with analysts.

To Wyeth's credit they paid for the study. However, I am very tired of drug rep and drug company spin. Reps are salepeople. They always have the BEST drug compared to their competitors. Nothing is every wrong. one gets tired of the spin. Thus, I cannot believe anything they say. I must go elsewhere for drug information. So should you!