Posts Tagged ‘Peter Rost’
Pfizer’s $2.3 Billion Settlement Leaves Victims in the lurch
Pfizer, the world’s largest drug manufacturer has the dubious distinction of being a corporate "repeat offender…"
Read MoreCompany Documents Show Eli Lilly Promoted Zyprexa for Unapproved Use_NYT
The New York Times reports that internal marketing documents show that “Eli Lilly encouraged primary care physicians to use Zyprexa, in patients who did not have either condition.”
Read MoreWhistleblower: Confessions of Healthcare Hitman
The Whistleblower: Confessions of a Healthcare Hitman by Dr. Peter Rost, published by Soft Skull Press.
Read MoreDHHS Report: Contradicting itself on drug imports – OpEd Peter Rost
DHHS Report: Contradicting itself on drug imports – OpEd Peter Rost Wed, 5 Jan 2005 Dr. Peter Rost, a Pfizer Vice-President of Marketing knows about the financial underpinnings of drug pricing. He has taken a consciencious public position (unsusual in that industry) because he believes the American public has a right to know the truth…
Read MoreInfomail Archive, 2005
Infomail 2005 News Stories on Human Research Protection and Commentary by Vera Hassner Sharav Subscribe to the AHRP infomail list Dec 16: Drugs, Devices & Doctors – NYT Paul Krugman Dec 11: Scientific Fraud & Corruption on Both sides of Atlantic: Merck / Proctor & Gamble Dec 11: Gov Accountability Project Creates “FactSquad” on Rx…
Read MorePfizer Fires a Vice President Who Criticized Company’s Sales Practices
Pfizer Fires a Vice President Who Criticized Company’s Sales Practices Fri, 2 Dec 2005 Word of the day: “The Department of Justice simply does not have enough lawyers and investigators to handle the volume of false claims act suits coming its way. There are right now 150 cases under seal and under investigation, covering more…
Read MorePfizer CEO earned $16 milion – 72% Increase / V-P Tells Congress How to Save $37.8 billion in cost of drugs
Pfizer CEO earned $16 milion-72% Increase / V-P Tells Congress How to Save $37.8 billion in cost of drugs Thu, 10 Mar 2005 In his February 16 testimony before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Dr. Peter Rost, Pfizer V-P for Marketing, said: “Every day Americans die because they can’t afford life-saving…
Read MoreJayson Blair, reporter fired from NY Times, helped PhRMA scare consumers
Jayson Blair, reporter fired from NY Times, helped PhRMA scare consumers . . . Sun, 23 Oct 2005 Below Peter Rost, V-P of Marketing at Pfizer who has turned whistleblower on the pharmaceutical industry sent us the most amazing example of this industry’s loathsome underhanded tactics aimed at scaring the American public – this time,…
Read MoreBig Pharma’s Dirty Little Secret
Big Pharma’s Dirty Little Secret Mon, 27 Dec 2004 Dr. Peter Rost, Vice-President marketing, Pfizer, has taken a principled stand by speaking out against his industry’s “drity little secrets:” “Our dirty little secret is that the drug industry already sells its products, right here in the U.S., at the same low prices charged in Canada…
Read MorePrescription Drug Industfry: The Insiders – AARP Bulletin
Prescription Drug Industfry: The Insiders – AARP Bulletin Wed, 10 Nov 2004 Three pharmaceutical industry insiders blow the whistle in one of the most important articles you’ll ever read about the unethical marketing of prescription drugs. Peter Rost, M.D, a top marketing executive at Pfizer, Arthur Kuebel, a salesman who promotes products to doctors, Kurt…
Read MoreInfomail Archive
Infomail 2005 News Stories on Human Research Protection and Commentary by Vera Hassner Sharav Subscribe to the AHRP infomail list Dec 16: Drugs, Devices & Doctors – NYT Paul Krugman Dec 11: Scientific Fraud & Corruption on Both sides of Atlantic: Merck / Proctor & Gamble Dec 11: Gov Accountability Project Creates "FactSquad" on Rx…
Read MorePharma Corrupt Practices_Glaxo / Bristol-Myers_Drug-induced Deaths / Homicides
Pharmaceutical industry corrupt practices are in evidence again, and again, and again.
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