Comments on: Shire CEO: Government Probes Are Normal

By: Been There

Been There — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:02:30 +0000

He can’t be serious! These execs are clueless as to how companies that deal with people’s lives need to behave. As a doc, I find it very disturbing that pharma thinks it’s ok to push drugs where they don’t belong just because you can make more money. They bear no accountability or responsibility for their misdeeds and laugh all the way to the bank. The leeches of society! No wonder health care costs are so high and patients can’t afford their medication!

By: Previously Big Pharma

Previously Big Pharma — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:57:53 +0000

Not if you keep your noses clean. One by one, the Big Pharma kingpins are receiving big fines. Along with these, they admit no wrongdoing, the fines are paid by stockholders and dedicated employees and the execs walk away free. Until the execs are made to pay with personal fines and criminal charges, they will continue to pull this crap.

This industry is going to kill itself with its’ attitude that it’s ok to do wrong because we make more money that way and the fine is minimal compared to the gain. OAG, DOJ, OIG - we need real penalties for this bad behavior!!!!

By: Condor

Condor — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:07:51 +0000

I’ll admit to being deeply disturbed that this attitude — while still clearly the minority view, in C suites around the big public co. pharma nation — is becoming increasingly common. And, increasingly openly offered as a defense of arguably unlawful activity:

“This is how our business is operated — we all do it this way — so, it’s no big deal to have the government allege we are violating the law. . . .”

This, in my estimation, is a profoundly sad fall from grace — from the early 80s when pharma was the most admired industry, and at least more completely, then — driven by good science.

Unfortunate.

Namaste