http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/05/bristol-myers-squibb-charged-with-lying/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:12:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/05/bristol-myers-squibb-charged-with-lying/#comment-3567 Melody Thu, 31 May 2007 11:33:57 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/05/bristol-myers-squibb-charged-with-lying/#comment-3567 Why do Barry and Andrew receive "special treatment?" I thought Martha Stewart's punishment for "lying to the government" was to become the standard. ACLU--is this a case of discrimination; Martha goes to jail, Barry and Andrew go golfing. Why do Barry and Andrew receive “special treatment?” I thought Martha Stewart’s punishment for “lying to the government” was to become the standard. ACLU–is this a case of discrimination; Martha goes to jail, Barry and Andrew go golfing.

]]> http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/05/bristol-myers-squibb-charged-with-lying/#comment-3561 sawitinaction Thu, 31 May 2007 01:44:06 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/05/bristol-myers-squibb-charged-with-lying/#comment-3561 One really has to wonder that how come perfectly honest and decent family people at any level of big pharma food chain, can behave as they do once in the offices of big pharma? They lie, they bribe, they order sales forces to make false claims, and the list goes on and on. They do it at every step of the way. Why? What compells them to risk their company and their personal security, especially in USA wher the authorities are willing to throw the book at them (Enron et.al.). Many answers and none the final one. One maybe the fact that this is simply their corporate culture that allows or even requires them to do it that way. You either do it or you are out. That is it. If caught, they have enough $$ to get the best deal. Pay the fines but the protagonists get off. Only rarely they end up in the big house. Why they don't stop? The misconduct MO is so effective and seductive that they simply can not stop. They have learned how to handle it and so far the benefits they harvested are in their favour. DOJ recovered 20 billion in 20 years via fines etc. Most likely a drop in the ocean of money big pharma made by their nasty ways. The fines even when enormous by normal people's standards are just cost of doing business for them. Does anyone else have other answers? One really has to wonder that how come perfectly honest and decent family people at any level of big pharma food chain, can behave as they do once in the offices of big pharma?
They lie, they bribe, they order sales forces to make false claims, and the list goes on and on. They do it at every step of the way. Why? What compells them to risk their company and their personal security, especially in USA wher the authorities are willing to throw the book at them (Enron et.al.).
Many answers and none the final one. One maybe the fact that this is simply their corporate culture that allows or even requires them to do it that way. You either do it or you are out. That is it. If caught, they have enough $$ to get the best deal. Pay the fines but the protagonists get off. Only rarely they end up in the big house.
Why they don’t stop? The misconduct MO is so effective and seductive that they simply can not stop.
They have learned how to handle it and so far the benefits they harvested are in their favour. DOJ recovered 20 billion in 20 years via fines etc. Most likely a drop in the ocean of money big pharma made by their nasty ways.
The fines even when enormous by normal people’s standards are just cost of doing business for them.
Does anyone else have other answers?

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