Pharmaceutical boss bribed doctors to prescribe painkillers

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John Kapoor, founder of a company which produces a fentanyl spray used to treat severe cancer pain, is found guilty of running a scheme to pay doctors around the US to prescribe the addictive painkiller to boost sales.

Fentanyl is an especially potent opioid, 100 times stronger than morphine.

Ms Wilkinson, in her opening statement in January, told jurors Kapoor had no knowledge of"side deals" being cut with doctors. She said a former executive-turned-government-witness, Alec Burlakoff, kept Kapoor in the dark about them. Jurors during the trial watched a rap video Insys produced for its sales staff describing its strategies to boost sales that starred Mr Burlakoff dressed as a dancing bottle of Subsys.

 

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Gosh, no, really, those doctors of impecable interity sold their souls for a few shekels. This poison is everywhere.

When Doctors become Doctors, I think they did that to look after sick people. They should be pillars of our community not killers of community. When I go to the doctor, he doesn’t know even what is wrong with me, but he is generous with full bag of pills. When I refused. Don’t co

It should be royal 👑 commission in Doctors dishonesty, corruption , and bribes from pharmaceutical companies. Doctors are putting people’s life,s for measly few dollars. Insurance company pay Doctors to gave false reports ruining people’s lives.I can prof that 101 percent.

Pharmaceutical companies are a big joke and many donate big money to Politicians. Wonder how that investigation into the murders of the Apotex CEO Barry Sherman and his wife is going!

Imagine my shock, The most fined industry in history

Doctors kill more people than drugs, alcohol, road accidents. Politicians make so many rules, imposed many fines in pretense they saving our lives, and Doctors are killing thousands of people with crazy 😜 💊, no questions asked.1 in 5 people became addict because of prescription

I have been saying that for last 20 years. In my experience when I went to the Doctor, as soonest I walked in the GP’s office he ask me what do you want and how many. If I want to ask him something, he tells me, you should have made double appointment. Is that how GP cares for pe

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