Health Boards
Wed-08-02-2012, 13:03 PM
There are a lot of Psoriasis advice websites on the internet today. Some good, some bad, and some just want to rip you off for your money. But what do you think about the help and information websites that are run by the drug manufacturers?
I’m not talking about their own sites which tell you about the company and the drugs they make, they are an important part of internet information and are needed.
I’m talking about websites that offer information and advice that give the impression of being independent, but when you look closely at them and dig a little deeper you find they are owned by drug manufacturers.
I’m not saying the information is wrong; In fact a lot of it is good. But would the manufacturer of say Humira recommend you use Dovonex on that information website?
Take for example the biological treatments. This is a huge market and Abbot, Amgen-Pfizer, Janssen , Johnson & Johnson, and Merck & Co are all in competition to promote their product as the best.
I use Stelara which is manufactured by Janssen, and today I found out that psoriasis360 and livingwellwithpsoriasis are owned and run by Janssen!
I dug a little deeper and found the following
These types of website by nature have to be biased in my opinion. Psoriasis Club however is not biased in any way as it’s the people using the products that give an opinion of what works and what doesn’t! So if you’re reading this as a guest come on in and share your opinion with the world via an independent source.
P.C Statement: My thoughts on Stelara and how good it is on other threads are in no way intended to make you go and use said product.
I’m not talking about their own sites which tell you about the company and the drugs they make, they are an important part of internet information and are needed.
I’m talking about websites that offer information and advice that give the impression of being independent, but when you look closely at them and dig a little deeper you find they are owned by drug manufacturers.
I’m not saying the information is wrong; In fact a lot of it is good. But would the manufacturer of say Humira recommend you use Dovonex on that information website?
Take for example the biological treatments. This is a huge market and Abbot, Amgen-Pfizer, Janssen , Johnson & Johnson, and Merck & Co are all in competition to promote their product as the best.
I use Stelara which is manufactured by Janssen, and today I found out that psoriasis360 and livingwellwithpsoriasis are owned and run by Janssen!
I dug a little deeper and found the following
Quote:A Janssen Canada educational campaign around psoriasis goes a step further, offering a list of available treatments, and a dermatology locator that returns only those dermatologists who “agree that they will use biologics” – Janssen markets Stelara, an immunomodulating biologic – and who have voluntarily signed up to be listed on Janssen’s Living Well With Psoriasis website, according to Spilios Asimakopoulos, director of marketing technology, Janssen Pharmaceuticals Canada.
These types of website by nature have to be biased in my opinion. Psoriasis Club however is not biased in any way as it’s the people using the products that give an opinion of what works and what doesn’t! So if you’re reading this as a guest come on in and share your opinion with the world via an independent source.
P.C Statement: My thoughts on Stelara and how good it is on other threads are in no way intended to make you go and use said product.