“For most mothers, vaccinations become a matter of faith - faith in pharmaceutical companies, faith in public health officials - and I think there's been an erosion of faith.” ThinkingMatterMotherCompanyOfficialsPublic HealthPharmaceuticalErosionVaccinationsPharmaceutical Companies Author:Paul A. Offit
“The Medicare Part D prescription drug bill, which might be the most corrupt piece of legislation in history, was a huge giveaway of taxpayer funds to the big pharmaceutical companies.” BigsMightCompanyPiecesHugeDrugBillsFundLegislationTaxpayersPrescriptionsMedicarePharmaceuticalPrescription DrugsPharmaceutical Companies Author:Al Franken
“From coast to coast, the FBI and Securities and Exchange Commission have ensnared people not only at hedge funds, but at technology and pharmaceutical companies, consulting and law firms, government agencies, and even a major stock exchange.” PeopleGovernmentLawCompanyTechnologySecurityMajorsFirmAgencyFundCoastFbiConsultingPharmaceuticalStock ExchangeHedge FundGovernment AgenciesLaw FirmsPharmaceutical Companies Author:Preet Bharara
“Along with our passivity, we're entering a profoundly masochistic phase everyone is a victim these days, of parents, doctors, pharmaceutical companies, even love itself. And how much we enjoy it. Our happiest moments are spent trying to think up new varieties of victimhood.” ThinkingTryingMomentsParentEnjoyCompanyDoctorsVictimVarietyThese DaysPhasesEnteringPassivityVictimhoodPharmaceuticalMasochisticPharmaceutical Companies Author:J. G. Ballard
“The principal villain in rising health care costs is the government. Not pharmaceutical companies, not doctors, but government.” GovernmentCareCompanyCostDoctorsHealth CareRisingVillainPrincipalPharmaceuticalPharmaceutical CompaniesHealth Care Costs Author:Neal Boortz
“As James Surowiecki noted in a New Yorker article, given a choice between developing antibiotics that people will take every day for two weeks and antidepressants that people will take every day for ever, drug companies not surprisingly opt for the latter. Although a few antibiotics have been toughened up a bit, the pharmaceutical industry hasn't given us an entirely new antibiotic since the 1970s.” PeopleHas BeensTwoChoicesGivenBitsCompanyWeekIndustryDrugDevelopingLatterArticlesTwo WeeksNew YorkersPharmaceuticalAntibioticsAntidepressantsPharmaceutical IndustryDrug Companies Author:Bill Bryson
“I have never earned one penny from any pharmaceutical company. I will never accept one penny from them either. Ever.” CompanyAcceptingPenniesPharmaceuticalPharmaceutical Companies Author:Michael Specter
“It's unreasonable to expect medical doctors and pharmaceutical companies to tell you how to avoid their services by trying the alternatives.” TryingCompanyDoctorsMedicalAlternativesUnreasonablePharmaceuticalPharmaceutical CompaniesMedical Doctor Book:Doctor Yourself: Natural Healing That Works: Easyread Edition Source: Doctor Yourself: Natural Healing That Works: Easyread Edition
“Well, as I understand it, the main supporters are beer companies and the pharmaceutical companies. I'd like them to show me the dead bodies from marijuana. But they can't because there aren't any.” WellsShowsBodyCompanyBeerMarijuanaShow MeSupporterCannabisPharmaceuticalPharmaceutical Companies Author:Jack Herer
“Getting a traditional pharmaceutical to the market can cost a billion dollars or more. Newer, more tailored and targeted drugs called biologics are even more complex and expensive. Simple economics dictates that companies and venture funds will invest more in products that can generate a sufficient return.” SimpleCompanyProductsReturnCostDrugEconomicsDollarsComplexesBillionsTraditionalSufficientExpensiveFundVenturePharmaceuticalTailored Author:David Mixner
“Pharmaceutical companies have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in new HIV/AIDS treatments not out of altruism but because they can make up those research costs in sales.” CompanyMillionsCostResearchDollarsAidsTreatmentAltruismHivPharmaceuticalHiv AidsPharmaceutical Companies Author:David Mixner
“Michael Moore announced that his next documentary film will attack the health care industry in America. He's not out to get the pharmaceutical companies. He's just looking for something to relieve the redness in the center of the country.” CountryCareAmericaFilmNextCompanyIndustryHealth CareDocumentariesPharmaceuticalPharmaceutical CompaniesDocumentary Films Author:Argus Hamilton