"Illegal" Tactics Used to Sell Neurontin
“I was trained to do things and did things that were blatantly illegal," Franklin , 41, said during an interview at the Boston office of his attorney, Thomas Greene. "I knew my job was to falsely gain physicians' trust and trade on my graduate degree. If he was a cardiologist, I was an expert in cardiology. If he was a neurologist I was an expert in neurology."
South Africa AIDS Protest
100 picketers demonstrated Monday outside the offices of the Pfizer drug company, saying its offer of free treatment for an AIDS-related brain infection was insufficient. |
Keeping Generics Off the Market
"When people's lives are at stake they will pay whatever they can. Many people are at risk of losing their lives with HIV and malaria and they simply don't have the money to pay and they will die," Kripk noted.
Commercialize Public Television
The Communications Act of 1934 flatly forbids non-commercial broadcasters from airing any kind of advertisements, defined as messages that "promote any service, facility or product" for profit.
See How We Spend Our Money in Politics
House members who helped to pass sweeping Medicare legislation in an early morning vote Saturday have been among the biggest beneficiaries of contributions from health insurers, HMOs and pharmaceutical manufacturers |
