The Laws of the
Pharmaceutical Industry
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An Investment Industry
The pharmaceutical industry is an investment industry driven by the profits of its shareholders. Improving human health is not the driving force of this industry.
The following links provide more information:
- Bristol Myers Squibb settles FTC antitrust case - barred for 10 years from manipulating patents against generic competitors
- Roche prices new Aids drug beyond the reach of developing nations. One drug for the rich another for the poor?
- Whatever their PR guys say, it’s all about making money
- Vaccines now account for only 3% of pharmaceutical industry profits, so they have stopped investing in them. Millions may die as a result
- Pharmaceutical companies as an investment
- Corporate social responsibility and the pharmaceutical industry
- (Un)ethical marketing and the pharmaceutical industry
- Malaria – the unprofitable disease
- Bayer knew the risks for Baycol
