Post by aterry on Sept 17, 2015 10:21:07 GMT -5
There is an op-ed in the NY Times today about Risperdal and fines J&J had to pay related to its illegal marketing: www.nytimes.com/2015/09/17/opinion/nicholas-kristof-when-crime-pays-jjs-drug-risperdal.html?ref=international
When he was 13 my son had a very rigid and unhelpful teacher--the only time he had a bad teacher at the Summit school. She found an angry comment in his desk and she suggested the he be put on Risperdal for his temper. I read up on it. The side effects are pretty scary and it is hardly an appropriate response to one angry comment.
Our children would be much, much better off if the drug companies were not rewarded for illegal activity. From the article: "I asked J&J and Gorsky for comment. In particular, I wanted to understand why an executive who presided for years over conduct that the company conceded was criminal had been elevated to chief executive."
And our children would be much, much better off if the medical establishment protected patients by resisting pharmaceutical marketing campaigns. From the article: "At the same time, J&J was also expanding into another forbidden market: children. The company began peddling the drug to pediatricians, so that by 2000, more than one-fifth of Risperdal was going to children and adolescents.
In 2003, the company had a “back to school” marketing campaign for Risperdal, and a manager discussed including “lollipops and small toys” in sample packages..."
When he was 13 my son had a very rigid and unhelpful teacher--the only time he had a bad teacher at the Summit school. She found an angry comment in his desk and she suggested the he be put on Risperdal for his temper. I read up on it. The side effects are pretty scary and it is hardly an appropriate response to one angry comment.
Our children would be much, much better off if the drug companies were not rewarded for illegal activity. From the article: "I asked J&J and Gorsky for comment. In particular, I wanted to understand why an executive who presided for years over conduct that the company conceded was criminal had been elevated to chief executive."
And our children would be much, much better off if the medical establishment protected patients by resisting pharmaceutical marketing campaigns. From the article: "At the same time, J&J was also expanding into another forbidden market: children. The company began peddling the drug to pediatricians, so that by 2000, more than one-fifth of Risperdal was going to children and adolescents.
In 2003, the company had a “back to school” marketing campaign for Risperdal, and a manager discussed including “lollipops and small toys” in sample packages..."
