Pfizer Fined Big time $2.3 Billion

[Shadowsblaze]

For the promotions of drugs. Federal prosecutors hit them with this record breaking amount. The worlds largest drug maker accused of illegal drug promotions that gave doctors free golf, massages (with happy endings), resort junkets. They were marketing 13 drugs including big sellers Viagra (necessitating the happy endings) Zoloft and Lipitor.

This gets me, the attorney general had to sit this one out because he had represented Pfizer on these issues while in his private practice, makes me sick this type of cronyism in politics. I wonder who got him the position, Pfizer? I also wonder who's tapping that 2.3 billion? The Lawyers who worked with the attorney general when he was in private practice. I wonder if he gets any of the cash... off the books of course. Ptooey

The article was from yesterday's Associated Press. Fucken Pfizer ptooey again on the pill prices and cost of research bullshit. Ptooey one more time for good measure.

[JonnyMohawk]

For more detail I will post the actual article



The pharmaceutical giant was fined a record $2.3 billion for drug promotions.


Press Release Service – Wired PR News – Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. was given a massive fine for illegal drug promotions on Wednesday. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), federal prosecutors penalized the drug maker $2.3 billion for allegedly violating drug rules with illegal marketing activities that included giving perks to doctors for attending consultant meetings. U.S. Attorney Mike Loucks is quoted by the AP as stating of what the company provided to physicians, “They were entertained with golf, massages, and other activities.”


The record breaking fine reportedly serves as a warning to drug makers regarding these kinds of violations. Bill Vaughan with Consumers Union is quoted in the report as stating, “There’s so much money in selling pills, that there’s a tremendous temptation to cheat… There’s a kind of mentality in this sector that (settlements) are the cost of doing business and we can cheat. This penalty is so huge I think consumers can have some hope that maybe these guys will tighten up and run a better ship.”



p.s. Shadow, this belonged in the "Other Drugs (non-opiate) in the News and on the Web (http://forum.opiophile.org/forumdisplay.php?f=30)" Forum. :]

[Leave it ta Beaver]

I say these drug company's, Doctors, Hospital's etc., etc. are all in it together, that's why they (Dr.'s, hospital's & maitnence program's give out free sample's of this or that) Money make's this f%#ked up world go around!!!:mad: And all the people that are supossed to help ya really do not give a hoot!

They do not wanna cure ya just treat ya & get ya needing the next best wonder drugs!!