Big pharma
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 Big pharma   | |
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| Interest of | Jane Bürgermeister, Charles Grassley, Pharma Watch, Powerbase, Whiteout Press |
| Founder of | Center for Medicine in the Public Interest |
| The set of drug companies, supposedly in competition with one another, but who have interlocking interests and personnel, and who operate a revolving door with their supposed regulatory agencies, now long since captured. | |
Advertising
Advertising and marketing is so important to big pharma that "9 out of the top 10 industry leaders spend more on marketing than on research and development".[1]
Legal cases of note
Those who are adversely affected by medications, even when not warned about them on the label, were determined in a 5-4 decision by the US Supreme Court not to be liable to financial compensation.[2]
Lobbying
Big Pharma spends much more on governmental lobbying than any other industry.[3]
Examples
| Page name | Type | Date | Author(s) | Subject(s) | Description |
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| Baxter International | A multi-billion dollar transnational corporation which is of interest as regards emerging diseases and vaccines. | ||||
| Bayer | |||||
| Merck | |||||
| Merck & Co. | |||||
| Purdue Pharma |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Big Pharma pushes Cure for Holocaust Denial Syndrome | article | 20 February 2006 | Michael James | Big Pharma launches cure for 'Holocaust denial' |
References
Facts about "Big pharma"
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