Pfizer Is the Leading Expert In Getting Around Prescription Drug Advertising Rules
"Drug maker Pfizer is responsible for saving, let's say, millions of lives.
Many of their drugs do really nice things for people, like help them go to the bathroom, keep complicated breast cancer survivors chugging along, and let old people and party boys get it on. But like any pill pusher, Pfizer cares more about its bottom line than patient health, which is why they're such an easy case study for Ways The Pharmaceutical Industry Misleads The Public...Can we really blame Pfizer for its advertising practices? Sure, but that'd be like blaming capitalism for all the world's woes. The FDA sets the rules for drug advertising, and it should be expected that a company with a market cap of nearly $130 billion is going to do everything in its power to get around the rules if it means buffering the bottom line. So how to keep companies like Pfizer honest? Stop crossing our fingers thinking they'll do it on their own — and start valuing patient health more than shareholder interests by passing stricter advertising rules." ~Jossip*
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