"American Greed"; BrasscheckTV: Behind one of the biggest Big Pharma scams in history‏

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It was one of the biggest Big Pharma
frauds in history. 
 
Here's how drug salesmen and doctors
created misery for millions in the 
service of of Pfizer. 
 
Eye opening details of how drug
companies corrupt the market.  
 
Video:
 
http://www.realecontv.com/page/22911.html
 
- Brasscheck

A rare look at Big Pharma fraud

Pfizer in the spotlight

Preying on desperate people
From Wikipedia:

On September 2, 2009, the United States Department of Justice fined Pfizer $2.3 billion after one of its subsidiaries, Pharmacia & UpJohn Company, pled guilty to marketing four drugs including Bextra "with the intent to defraud or mislead." Pharmacia & UpJohn admitted to criminal conduct in the promotion of Bextra, and agreed to pay the largest criminal fine ever imposed in the United States for any matter, $1.195 billion.

A former Pfizer district sales manager was indicted and sentenced to home confinement for destroying documents regarding the illegal promotion of Bextra. In addition, a Regional Manager pled guilty to distribution of a mis-branded product, and was fined $75,000 and twenty-four months on probation.

The remaining $1 billion of the fine was paid to resolve allegations under the civil False Claims Act case and is the largest civil fraud settlement against a pharmaceutical company. Six whistle-blowers were awarded more than $102 million for their role in the investigation. Former Pfizer sales representative John Kopchinski acted as a qui tam relator and filed a complaint in 2004 outlining the illegal conduct in the marketing of Bextra. Kopchinski was awarded $51.5 million for his role in the case because the improper marketing of Bextra was the largest piece of the settlement at $1.8 billion.

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