http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=a-medical-madoff-anesthestesiologist-faked-data
Dr. Scott Reuben, fabricated the data used in over twenty pharmaceutical studies published in peer-reviewed medical journals.

These studies promoted the safety and "benefits" of drugs like Bextra (Pfizer), Vioxx (Merck), Lyrica, Celebrex and Effexor. The lead researcher on these studies, Dr. Scott Reuben, was being paid by Pfizer and Merck, so there's a verified financial connection between this clinical researcher and...

Now, the profession is in shambles after an investigation revealed that at least 21 of Reuben's papers were pure fiction, and that the pain drugs he touted in them may have slowed postoperative healing.

"We are talking about millions of patients worldwide, where postoperative pain management has been affected by the research findings of Dr. Reuben."

It took 12 years before a "routine audit" revealed Reuben's widespread data fabrication?

Medical studies authored / fabricated by the shamed Dr. Scott Reuben
 http://theholisticoption.com/Pages/News_Dr_Scott_Reuben_Fabricated_Data_Used_in_Over_Twenty_Pharmaceutical_Studies_318.aspx