Comments on: Nigeria Ordered To Stop Harassing Pfizer http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/nigeria-ordered-to-stop-harassing-pfizer/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:35:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Paul http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/nigeria-ordered-to-stop-harassing-pfizer/#comment-356959 Paul Sat, 17 May 2008 15:45:43 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13675#comment-356959 Long story short... A while back I was involved with a drug donation program to an african country. Several pharma companies gave millions of dollars in much needed drugs. The government of that country confiscated the drugs and used them to play politics against one of the ethnic factions there. Also, they took a lot of the drugs (for AIDS) and sold them to unscrupulous wholesalers in Europe who sold them there for a huge profit. Winners: Governments, crooked government officials, european wholesalers Losers: African people, pharma companies Long story short…

A while back I was involved with a drug donation program to an african country. Several pharma companies gave millions of dollars in much needed drugs.

The government of that country confiscated the drugs and used them to play politics against one of the ethnic factions there. Also, they took a lot of the drugs (for AIDS) and sold them to unscrupulous wholesalers in Europe who sold them there for a huge profit.

Winners: Governments, crooked government officials, european wholesalers
Losers: African people, pharma companies

]]> By: HorusCat http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/nigeria-ordered-to-stop-harassing-pfizer/#comment-356925 HorusCat Sat, 17 May 2008 01:32:17 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13675#comment-356925 And interestingly enough, Trovan is a great antibiotic with unacceptable side effects. We might not have such tremendous need for ever more powerful antibiotics if people didn't insist on getting antibiotics for viral infections and actually followed the instructions for taking them. And interestingly enough, Trovan is a great antibiotic with unacceptable side effects. We might not have such tremendous need for ever more powerful antibiotics if people didn’t insist on getting antibiotics for viral infections and actually followed the instructions for taking them.

]]> By: Paul http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/nigeria-ordered-to-stop-harassing-pfizer/#comment-356924 Paul Sat, 17 May 2008 01:30:39 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13675#comment-356924 Here you have a company who was accused of everything under the sun and after lots of investigations and the court of law was found to be clean. What's wrong with that? Other posters never give credit for anything good. be happy that it turns out they did not do all those bad things...unless your little voice is telling you that you wish people would have been hurt so you can make your point? Here you have a company who was accused of everything under the sun and after lots of investigations and the court of law was found to be clean.

What’s wrong with that? Other posters never give credit for anything good. be happy that it turns out they did not do all those bad things…unless your little voice is telling you that you wish people would have been hurt so you can make your point?

]]> By: HorusCat http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/nigeria-ordered-to-stop-harassing-pfizer/#comment-356923 HorusCat Sat, 17 May 2008 01:30:39 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13675#comment-356923 Chris, You are right on the money. Anywhere in Africa for that matter. My docs here at the university have a program in Africa--they get meds from various drug companies. They BEG the companies to give them the meds directly, because if they go through government channels they never make it to the patient. They get sold and the money is pocketed by corrupt government officials. Pfizer sends millions of dollars worth of Diflucan to Africa for AIDS patients. Unfortunately, much of that may not ever reach the patient. Perhaps anon can do something about that. Chris,
You are right on the money. Anywhere in Africa for that matter. My docs here at the university have a program in Africa–they get meds from various drug companies. They BEG the companies to give them the meds directly, because if they go through government channels they never make it to the patient. They get sold and the money is pocketed by corrupt government officials. Pfizer sends millions of dollars worth of Diflucan to Africa for AIDS patients. Unfortunately, much of that may not ever reach the patient. Perhaps anon can do something about that.

]]> By: Chris http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/nigeria-ordered-to-stop-harassing-pfizer/#comment-356922 Chris Sat, 17 May 2008 01:10:10 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13675#comment-356922 Ever done business in Nigeria anon? My guess is not. Ever done business in Nigeria anon? My guess is not.

]]> By: anon http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/nigeria-ordered-to-stop-harassing-pfizer/#comment-356919 anon Sat, 17 May 2008 00:35:47 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13675#comment-356919 who just (innocently) happened to get away with everything yet AGAIN! who just (innocently) happened to get away with everything yet AGAIN!

]]> By: anon http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/nigeria-ordered-to-stop-harassing-pfizer/#comment-356918 anon Sat, 17 May 2008 00:31:34 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13675#comment-356918 Ahh, Bless! Poor old genuine, blameless, never ever been sued for fraud, wealthy, drug dealing, powerful, government influencing, harrassed and totally innocent, Pfizer. Ahh, Bless!
Poor old genuine, blameless, never ever been sued for fraud, wealthy, drug dealing, powerful, government influencing, harrassed and totally innocent, Pfizer.

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