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Revision as of 19:24, 27 February 2009
AstraZeneca is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. The company specialises in drugs for gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and oncology therapeutic areas.
Contents
Animal testing
AstraZeneca does animal testing. [1]
Political contributions
AstraZeneca gave $379,320 to federal candidates in the 2006 election through its political action committee - 28% to Democrats and 72% to Republicans. [2]
Corporate Donations
They Donate their products to AmeriCares. [1]
Lobbying
The company spent $2,840,000 for lobbying in 2006. In-house lobbyists along with 6 lobbying firms were used, including Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti. [3]
Americans for Medical Progress
Americans for Medical Progress's board reads like a who's who for the pharmaceutical and vivisection industries. Board members represent multi-national, billion dollar corporations as well as universities and institutions receiving government grants for vivisection. They include: Charles River, Abbott Laboratories, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Wyeth. [4]
Personnel
Key executives and 2006 pay: [5]
- David R. Brennan, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, $3,210,000
- John Patterson, Executive Director of Drug Development, $ 1,580,000
- David Smith, Executive Vice President of Operations
Selected board members: [6]
- Louis Schweitzer, Non-Executive Chairman, Chairman of the Nomination Committee
- Jane Henney, Non-Executive Director
- Marcus Wallenberg, Non-Executive Director
Contact details
15 Stanhope Gate
London
W1K 1LN, United Kingdom
Phone: +44-20-7304-5000
Fax: +44-20-7304-5151
Web: http://www.astrazeneca.com
Articles & sources
SourceWatch articles
- Americans for Medical Progress
- American Cancer Society
- Pharmaceutical industry
- Animal testing
- Medical Industrial Complex
- American Cancer Society
References
- ↑ AstraZeneca Clinical Trials, accessed February 2009
- ↑ 2006 PAC Summary Data, Open Secrets, accessed August 2007.
- ↑ AstraZeneca lobbying expenses, Open Secrets.
- ↑ Americans for Medical Progress Board of Directors, accessed February 2009
- ↑ AstraZeneca Key Executives, Yahoo Finance, accessed August 2007.
- ↑ Board of Directors, AstraZeneca, accessed August 2007.
External links
- Heather Thomlinson, "European market is inferior, says AstraZeneca", Guardian (UK), October 22, 2004.
- "AZ raises Crestor global PR clout", PR Week, May 20, 2005. (Sub req'd). (This article refers to AZ's PR team handling the controversy over its cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor.)
- Peter Rost, MD, "The Strange Profits from a Re-Branded Cancer Drug: How to Sell Drugs at $4,200 a Dose", Counterpunch, April 18, 2007.
- Stephenie Edwards Outsourcing of Primate Research Puts Animal Welfare in Question, Humane Society of the U.S., July 2006
