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(Message started by: fubar on May 14^th, 2004, 11:08am)

Title: Huge penalty in drug fraud (Neurontin)
Post by fubar on May 14^th, 2004, 11:08am

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/05/14/BUGKK6L0LB1.DTL

Title: Re: Huge penalty in drug fraud (Neurontin)
Post by floridian on May 14^th, 2004, 11:20am

Heard about that on the radio yesterday. Criminal behavior by the company and the doctors they bought or rented. But the $400 million penalty wasn't too severe for a company that was bought for $120 billion in 2000. Just the cost of doing business.

The scariest thing was one doctor describing how they would lie to create 'a buzz' about neurontin among doctors. The buzz took on a life of its own and kept spreading.

Title: Re: Huge penalty in drug fraud (Neurontin)
Post by fubar on May 14^th, 2004, 1:06pm

I agree, 'huge' ends up being a drop in the bucket. Some penalty. >:(

Title: Re: Huge penalty in drug fraud (Neurontin)
Post by Mr.YL on May 14^th, 2004, 10:37pm

Can not resist this one...
Can not be on long...
Can say I told you so long ago
Can say it was last year...
I am rolling on the floor laughing out loud...

Title: Re: Huge penalty in drug fraud (Neurontin)
Post by vig on May 14^th, 2004, 10:54pm

It's not the last we'll hear of this either.
Medicine and capitalism don't mix.

The whistle blower in this case is going to get $26 Million dollars.

Title: Re: Huge penalty in drug fraud (Neurontin)
Post by Mr.YL on May 14^th, 2004, 11:00pm

The person I believe was an ex nerotten rep...emp. Then again ...

Title: Re: Huge penalty in drug fraud (Neurontin)
Post by Tiannia on May 15^th, 2004, 4:45am

And this is what they are giving me because I could not deal with the side effects of Topomax???????????????

Title: Re: Huge penalty in drug fraud (Neurontin)
Post by Charlie on May 15^th, 2004, 8:30am

http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/pillsbanner.gif

Nice. Very nice. Saw this in the Buffalo News Friday. No fine is large enough for these bastards.

Charlie

Title: Re: Huge penalty in drug fraud (Neurontin)
Post by floridian on May 15^th, 2004, 12:04pm

Quote:

And this is what they are giving me because I could not deal with the side effects of Topomax???????????????

Well, in this case, they were marketing it for uses where it had not been proven. The law lets doctors use a medicine for "off label" purposes if they think it will help. The unethical conduct and legal violations were related to the fact that the companies cannot legally market a drug for off label purposes, and they cant lie about a drug being helpful without studies to prove it.

No one is disputing that both neurontin and topomax help some people with some conditions, and both have side effects.

Title: Re: Huge penalty in drug fraud (Neurontin)
Post by purpleydog on May 15^th, 2004, 3:22pm

on 05/14/04 at 11:20:34, floridian wrote:

the $400 million penalty wasn't too severe for a company that was bought for $120 billion in 2000. Just the cost of doing business.

A drop in the bucket....

I can't take this stuff anyway.

purpleydog