Big Pharma Criticism

The cluster centers on criticisms of pharmaceutical companies for prioritizing profits over patient health, engaging in corruption like misleading doctors and promoting addiction for revenue, with references to books, scandals, and industry practices.

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asne11 Oct 31, 2023 View on HN

does legality of a thing prevent big pharma from doing the thing?

pc2g4d Jul 11, 2017 View on HN

Feels a lot like pharmaceutical companies' corruption of doctors.

EasyTiger_ Oct 1, 2017 View on HN

Difficult when big pharma is involved. Profits take precedence over wellbeing.

trekrich Jan 1, 2020 View on HN

This is not good news for big pharma, they dont want people using less drugs. They want you using more. Its morally bad.

erkose Jan 29, 2016 View on HN

Big Pharma must be behind this.

maym86 Jun 21, 2018 View on HN

Read bad pharma by Been Goldacre. It's a detailed outline of many issues with the industry. The extent that pharmaceutical companies go to make profit, mislead doctors and harm patients is crazy. This law will definitely be abused for profit.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Pharma

game_the0ry Jan 10, 2022 View on HN

My friend, you need to entertain the possibility that pharma companies would do be bad things - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_pharmaceutical...

whoooooo123 Jun 19, 2021 View on HN

You mean it's implausible that Big Pharma might do reprehensible things for profit?

aa0 Aug 2, 2013 View on HN

Don't forget diseased. Big pharma wants to lend a hand too.

twooclock Jan 7, 2018 View on HN

Read also https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/30/the-family-tha... for some context. In my opinion it shows how 'marketing' in pharma is a recepie for a disaster.