A story in Mother Jones magazine details some of the tactics that pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline used to illegally market some of its medications.
Those tactics included a company-sponsored yacht trip, and payments made to celebrity physician Dr. Drew Pinsky in exchange for marketing off-label uses of anti-depressant Wellbutrin. GlaxoSmithKline also sponsored events at resorts in Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and California, at which physicians were offered recreational activities including deep-sea fishing, kayaking, ...
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A study recently published in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine found a correlation between exposure to organic solvents at work and several types of birth defects affecting the heart.
Forbes reports that pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline’s stock prices haven’t dropped at all in the wake of a historic $3 billion settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over illegally marketing drugs.
Dr. Drew Pinsky – well-known as TV and radio host “Dr. Drew” – is dealing with criticism after court records revealed that he took $275,000 from GlaxoSmithKline for “services for Wellbutrin.”
