By Gusty Thursday 15 October 2015 adulterated devices bribery Bristol-Myers-Squibb crime deception deferred prosecution agreement Genzyme intimidation legal settlements Pfizer Sanofi-Aventis Good Health and Phooled Again - More Settlements Suggesting Bad Behavior by Big Pharma/ Biotech. Elvonda Once again, here is a roundup of cases showing big multi-national pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies are up to their usual tricks. P...
By Gusty Sunday 13 September 2015 adverse effects antitrust deception executive compensation health care prices legal settlements marketing Pfizer suppression of medical research vaccines Good Health and Pfizer's Latest International Pfiascos - Charges of Anti-Competitive Practices, Inflated Prices, Deception and Secrecy. Elvonda Many big health care organizations seem to just be unable to keep out of trouble, and the bigger they are, the more kinds of trouble. Pfize...
By Gusty Thursday 20 August 2015 Amgen bribery deception kickbacks legal settlements marketing Good Health and Once More with Feeling - Amgen Again Settles Allegations of Misbranding, But Why Bother? . Elvonda The Latest Settlement Biotechnology giant Amgen has just reached another settlement of allegations that it unfairly, deceptively or misleadi...
By Gusty Friday 5 June 2015 APA boards of trustees crimes against humanity deception executive compensation legal settlements mission-hostile management Good Health and Health Care Professional Societies Whose Leadership Betrays Their Own Members - the APA Alleged to Have Supported Torture, and Deceived its Members to Collect Money. Elvonda Health care professionals usually view their professional societies as allies, supporting their values and acting in their professional and ...
By Gusty Wednesday 8 April 2015 anechoic effect deception fraud impunity kickbacks legal settlements Mark Leavitt Medtronic Victor Dzau Good Health and Three More Settlements by Medtronic of Allegations of Deceptive Behavior, but No Umpire Says "You're Out". Elvonda Medtronic, the giant, previously US based device maker settled three lawsuits, all alleging deceptive practices, over three months in early ...
By Gusty Wednesday 18 March 2015 adulterated drugs adverse effects Alex Gorsky crime deception Johnson and Johnson legal settlements manufacturing problems William Weldon Good Health and Same Old, Same Old - Johnson and Johnson Settles Charges it Concealed Adverse Effects of Risperdal, Vaginal Mesh Device, Pleads Guilty to Selling Adulterated Tylenol, Announces CEO Got 48% Raise to $25 Million. Elvonda We have devoted a lot of bytes over the years to the stream of allegations and ethical questions about Johnson and Johnson , the giant pharm...
By Gusty Thursday 26 February 2015 clinical trials conflicts of interest deception evidence-based medicine fda marketing Shire stealth marketing Good Health and Promoting Amphetamines for Over-Eating - What Could Possibly Go Wrong? . Elvonda Every day seems to bring the latest breathlessly touted innovation in modern health care. The endless hawking of new health care wonders is...