Pharma CEOs never do prison for there crimes

It seems no one involved ever does prison, these people can do what ever they want to make a buck. They get rich wile people get sick and/or die.

Here is a few examples

Eli Lilly's Multi Billion dollar Crime http://www.zyprexa-victims.com/

http://seroxatsecrets.wordpress.com/category/zyprexa/

Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline gsk.ln +0.37% PLC agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges of illegally marketing drugs and withholding safety data from U.S. regulators, and to pay $3 billion to the government in what the Justice Department called the largest health-care fraud settlement in U.S. history.

Read more
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304299704577502642401041730


NEW YORK (AP) — Shire PLC said Friday it agreed to pay about $57.5 million to resolve a federal investigation into the marketing of its drugs for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

The Irish company makes several ADHD drugs, including the former blockbuster Adderall XR, which was its top-selling product before generic competition began to erode its price and sales. Shire's new best-seller is Vyvanse, a newer ADHD drug that does not have any generic competition. Government agencies have been investigating the way the company markets Vyvanse and both brand-name and generic Adderall XR.

Read more http://sheller.com/news-media/detail.php?title=shire-agrees-to-settle-adhd-drug-inquiry


Why does no one ever goto jail or prison ?

Want to sell drugs with fraud ? Don't worry , when the lawsuits roll in from the families of sick or dead patients, simply use a small portion of your windfall profits to settle out of court, admitting no guilt...

All in a days work !

October 31, 2013

The Attorney General of Louisiana has filed suit against Pfizer, Inc. for concealing “serious issues” regarding Zoloft’s efficacy. Citing a “deliberate, systematic practice” of suppressing unfavorable trial results, publishing ghostwritten articles, and paying key opinion leaders, the lawsuit asserts that Louisiana’s medicaid program reimbursed of prescriptions for the drug that were made under false pretenses.

http://www.madinamerica.com/2013/10/louisiana-sues-fraudulent-zoloft-marketing/

Suppressing unfavorable trial results... Sounds kinda criminal to me.

Wana bet its ends the same way ? When lawsuits roll in ... They simply use a small portion of the windfall profits to pay a fine...

No one goes to jail or prison, these people can do what ever they want without consequence , they are special. They don't have to play be the rules like the rest of us.

Add doctors to this, why don't they go to prison for lying in cases to try and intentionally get people locked away?

Its completely unfair and unusual (?possibly). Why don't they get a jail term like anyone else who commits a serious crime? Because they r so powerful. they have power even over the government, so I guess a court can hardly stand up to them either, these are some of the main power players who actually run the world. Multinational companies do *have* the most powerful positions in the world. They deserve jail terms and its not right. There are *so* many similar cases of this happening, but no one blinks an eyelid 'oh, that's alrighjt, *typical* its a big pharma company so of course they just pay a fine, not get a jail sentence" its just accepted.

Some real change needs to come about.

Devilock wrote:Some real change needs to come about.

I agree. However for this change to happen, the views of society need to change with it. Oftentimes it isn't until there is a large amount of media attention and that the members of society are all riled up that these types of changes happen. I'm not sure that we're quite there yet unfortunately.

Cheze2 wrote:I agree. However for this change to happen, the views of society need to change with it. Oftentimes it isn't until there is a large amount of media attention and that the members of society are all riled up that these types of changes happen. I'm not sure that we're quite there yet unfortunately.

There is no media attention. Why is that ? because after reporting the event, taking station breaks for advertisements for antidepressants and sedatives might give big media editors and producers indigestion, since their very existence depends on Big Pharma sponsorship. Its hard for some politicians to act because it might jeopardize Big Pharma campaign contributions.

But not this politician grilling NAMI , pharmas front group , it's Awsome ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASa7iQQpOMI

Put it on the evening news !

I have said many times in the past, [mod edit]

KINDNESSTHERAPY wrote:I have said many times in the past, [mod edit]

Maybe your right. Check this out.

November 4, 2013

Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries will pay more than $2.2 billion – one of the largest health-care fraud settlements in history – to settle criminal and civil liabilities arising from marketing of Risperdal and its injectable version, Invega, for uses not approved by the FDA. J&J admitted to inappropriate promotion of Risperdal to treat elderly, non-schizophrenic patients for symptoms such as anxiety, agitation, depression, hostility and confusion. ”The conduct at issue in this case jeopardized the health and safety of patients and damaged the public trust,” said Attorney General Eric Holder.

http://blogs.marketwatch.com/health-exc ... atest_news


See the words "health-care fraud", of course NO ONE goes to jail ! Not these above the law people.
Again they can do what ever they want and when the lawsuits roll in ... They simply use a small portion of the windfall profits to pay a fine.

This lawsuit was not only for marketing Risperdal for reasons that are not approved by the FDA but also for Invega for similar reasons. I was really happy to hear this over the radio today and that these types of things are receiving public attention.

Cheze2 wrote:This lawsuit was not only for marketing Risperdal for reasons that are not approved by the FDA but also for Invega for similar reasons. I was really happy to hear this over the radio today and that these types of things are receiving public attention.

business as usual since 1989...

... the F.D.A. was ignoring the company's applications for new generic products while speedily approving those of many of its rivals who, according to the Congressional investigation, were bribing F.D.A. officials. In the highly-competitive generic drug business, the first company to provide a low-cost generic equivalent of a prescription drug going off patent often reaps fat profits, while the profits fall quickly as more competitors leap in.
http://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/10/busin ... all&src=pm

The government is dirty and so is the industry. Everyone is getting rich except the poor guy trying to get his 'scrip.