Comments on: AstraZeneca Widens Newsletter Investigation http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/04/astrazeneca_continuing_newslet/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:41:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: JJ http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/04/astrazeneca_continuing_newslet/#comment-3098 JJ Mon, 09 Apr 2007 02:09:37 +0000 http://plt.starledger.webfactional.com/2007/04/astrazeneca_continuing_newslet/#comment-3098 To hear AZ explain it, one might think the manager wrote the article, published the newsletter, and distributed it himself. His comments were "unapproved"? Really? This newsletter doesn't go through the same med/legal approval process that all other communications vehicles go through? If so, some other people should be canned as well, and they might do well to do up the food chain to do so. To hear AZ explain it, one might think the manager wrote the article, published the newsletter, and distributed it himself. His comments were “unapproved”? Really? This newsletter doesn’t go through the same med/legal approval process that all other communications vehicles go through?

If so, some other people should be canned as well, and they might do well to do up the food chain to do so.

]]> By: Chloe http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/04/astrazeneca_continuing_newslet/#comment-3097 Chloe Sun, 08 Apr 2007 12:27:03 +0000 http://plt.starledger.webfactional.com/2007/04/astrazeneca_continuing_newslet/#comment-3097 I am glad you brought up some of the in-house functions that have failed because that is what has really gone wrong here. No one person in our industry is allowed to commit anything in writing, especially in a Big Pharma company, without stringent review. To say that this occurred without company knowledge is an unbelievable statement. This is not like a newspaper where the public is forgiving and you're allowed to print a retraction. We are investigated and our internal moments of idiocy are bought out and used again and again as gospel (eg - Dodgeball in vioxx.) There are intricate review systems in place to prevent this from happening. AZ was asleep and wanted to motivate its troops without thinking about the consequences of what they were putting in writing. I am glad you brought up some of the in-house functions that have failed because that is what has really gone wrong here. No one person in our industry is allowed to commit anything in writing, especially in a Big Pharma company, without stringent review. To say that this occurred without company knowledge is an unbelievable statement. This is not like a newspaper where the public is forgiving and you’re allowed to print a retraction. We are investigated and our internal moments of idiocy are bought out and used again and again as gospel (eg - Dodgeball in vioxx.) There are intricate review systems in place to prevent this from happening. AZ was asleep and wanted to motivate its troops without thinking about the consequences of what they were putting in writing.

]]> By: JS http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/04/astrazeneca_continuing_newslet/#comment-3096 JS Sat, 07 Apr 2007 23:58:16 +0000 http://plt.starledger.webfactional.com/2007/04/astrazeneca_continuing_newslet/#comment-3096 I am surprised they didn't say there were a bunch of martians who took over his body. The company will continue to deny any knowledge and eventually deny the manager ever worked for them. As you have seen from recent events with Pfizer they take no responsibility for any bad deeds only good deeds. It is very disturbing to see it first hand and then witness it in another company. This manager clearly violated many rules of good manners but was probably applauded for his statements in house before they became public. He was a god to the sales people and probably had a sales performance off the charts. I am glad he was caught because he represents the misbelief that everything and everyone exist only for financial gain. I wonder in light of these events he thinks it was worth all the personal sacrifice maybe he could read a real book , catch some rays, or watch a ball game. I am surprised they didn’t say there were a bunch of martians who took over his body. The company will continue to deny any knowledge and eventually deny the manager ever worked for them. As you have seen from recent events with Pfizer they take no responsibility for any bad deeds only good deeds. It is very disturbing to see it first hand and then witness it in another company. This manager clearly violated many rules of good manners but was probably applauded for his statements in house before they became public. He was a god to the sales people and probably had a sales performance off the charts. I am glad he was caught because he represents the misbelief that everything and everyone exist only for financial gain. I wonder in light of these events he thinks it was worth all the personal sacrifice maybe he could read a real book , catch some rays, or watch a ball game.

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