Is Pfizer destroying Robert Jarvik’s credibility?

His reputation is taking a hit ever since he started endorsing Lipitor:

A Congressional committee, concerned that the Lipitor ads could be misleading, has said it wants to interview Dr. Jarvik about his role as the drug’s pitchman.

Some of the questions may involve his credentials. Even though Dr. Jarvik holds a medical degree, for example, he is not a cardiologist and is not licensed to practice medicine. So what, critics ask, qualifies him to recommend Lipitor on television “” even if, as he says in some of the ads, he takes the drug himself?

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