The Pfizer Inside Story - WOW

The latest issue of Fortune magazine (Aug 15, 2011) found its way into my hands this morning.

The title screamed loudly to me, Inside Pfizer's palace coup (full text Fortune magazine story online) - Did CEO Jeff Kindler get pushed out because he was shaking up the dysfunctional pharmaceutical giant - - - or because he was an ineffective leader?

I can't describe this compelling story any better than the Fortune magazine cover:

What happened at Pfizer. The inside story of revenge, betrayal, and power at the top of the world's largest drug company.

The tale is a gripping must read. Kudos to the authors:  Peter Elkind and Jennifer Reingold (with Doris Burke)

Pfizer Caught Manipulating Studies Too

I'm really disgusted and disappointed. Pfizer now joins the ranks of Merck, and Schering-Plough (both recently criticized for delaying the release of a study on their best-selling cholesterol medication Vytorin that showed the drug did not slow the growth of plaque in arteries) for purportedly manipulating the publication of scientific studies to bolster the use of its epilepsy drug Neurontin for other disorders, while suppressing research that did not support those uses. For more details, read this NY Times news article, "Experts Conclude Pfizer Manipulated Studies."

I'm particularly irritated given the recent drop in the stock market. Corporations and entities need to be held accountable, especially when the American populace takes it on the chin.

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