SSRI antidepressants and the acceptance by patient group AWARE of a subsidy from Wyeth

Unfortunately, some patient groups accept funding from the pharmaceutical industry. In Ireland, one of these is AWARE, which accepts what it describes as 'educational grants' from Wyeth, now part of Pfizer. The Wellbeing Foundation regards such funding as tainted, as it is, in reality, not offered without a quid pro quo. When AWARE first took this money from Wyeth in 2005, considerable controversy followed. As part of the debate, Wellbeing Foundation spokeman Basil Miller was interviewed by Orla Barry on The Morning Show, Newstalk FM, 24 June 2005.