Forest Grump...
The heartwarming tale of how a simple-minded little pharmaceutical company that no-one had ever heard of suddenly found itself up amongst the big boys when it came to corporate malfeasance fines.
Forest had been quietly and unobtrusively drifting along, pushing powerful blockbuster antidepressants Lexapro and Celexa onto little children in a concerted and illegal off-label promotional campaign.
Then one day, cold, harsh reality intruded into Forest’s humdrum life, in the shape of a $313 million settlement for criminal and civil liabilities.
Nevertheless, everything works out well for Forest in the end, as Lexapro and Celexa have been making billions every year for the past few years, and so a $313 million pay-out amounts to little more than a speeding ticket – a trivial cost of doing business, in fact.
So despite the seemingly huge fine, Forest is still vastly in profit, which makes all of the naughty marketing activities thoroughly worthwhile. So all's well that ends well in the wonderful, homely world of Big Pharma, eh?
Stan seemed to get terribly worked up about this one. Can’t think why – business as usual, surely?
The heartwarming tale of how a simple-minded little pharmaceutical company that no-one had ever heard of suddenly found itself up amongst the big boys when it came to corporate malfeasance fines.
Forest had been quietly and unobtrusively drifting along, pushing powerful blockbuster antidepressants Lexapro and Celexa onto little children in a concerted and illegal off-label promotional campaign.
Then one day, cold, harsh reality intruded into Forest’s humdrum life, in the shape of a $313 million settlement for criminal and civil liabilities.
Nevertheless, everything works out well for Forest in the end, as Lexapro and Celexa have been making billions every year for the past few years, and so a $313 million pay-out amounts to little more than a speeding ticket – a trivial cost of doing business, in fact.
So despite the seemingly huge fine, Forest is still vastly in profit, which makes all of the naughty marketing activities thoroughly worthwhile. So all's well that ends well in the wonderful, homely world of Big Pharma, eh?
Stan seemed to get terribly worked up about this one. Can’t think why – business as usual, surely?
It's now appears all is but a down hill bumpy ride from here on out for me. I have been featured upon the infamous, gracious, adored, and thought-provoking pages of the internet's most trusted and revered blog. This surpasses even my coronation as the new and improved Pope or gracing the cover the of "Rolling Stone"
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Everything some how seems trite and malace at this juncture in my now completed journey to the mountain top of the blog world; where oxygen is a treasured commodity and where I have received the gift of true enlightenment adorned with a can of Red Bull.
Maybe it's just time for me to lay down and meet that Big Ass Pharma Drug Pusher in the sky and call it done, a day, night, afternoon, morning, nap time, Sally, or just tea time.
By the way, I always enjoy your wonderful satirical wit, and humor which is blended seamlessly within the actual events of all too real world.
Loved the "Forest Grump" Poster LMAO
Don't you think we should ask for *more* than a million dollars? A million dollars isn't exactly a lot of money these days. Virtucon alone makes over 9 billion dollars a year!
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