Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Pharma Giant Glaxo-Smith Kline Will Pay Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement in US History

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"Prosecutors said Glaxo illegally promoted Paxil for treating depression in children from 1998 to 2003, even though it wasn't approved for anyone under age 18. The company also promoted Wellbutrin from 1999 through 2003 for weight loss, sexual dysfunction, substance addictions and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, although it was only approved for treatment of major depression."

Drugs are drugs...stay away from all of them if you can.  Pharmaceutical companies' main goal, like all other businesses, is to make money.  There are some good stories out there regarding drugs, but usually they will choose the Almighty Dollar over the well being of customers if there is a conflict.

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