Thekesslerboy
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For all of those harmed by the pharmaceutical industry you will most likely relate to the medical gaslighting that has been consistent for decades. This song and video reflects just some of that. Please watch/ listen until the end.
"Johnson & Johnson has incurred the highest total penalties in the pharmaceutical industry, amounting to $25.2 billion across 83 records since 2000. According to Violation Tracker data, the industry's total penalty total since 2000 is $129 billion, with GSK plc ($11.8 billion), Pfizer ($11.3 billion), Teva ($10.8 billion), and Merck ($10.7 billion) following as the top penalized companies.
Other significant penalties include Purdue Pharma ($10.2 billion) and AbbVie ($7.6 billion). Public Citizen reports that between 1991 and 2021, the industry paid $62.3 billion in federal and state penalties, with GlaxoSmithKline facing a $3 billion settlement for off-label promotion and fraud. Recent analysis indicates that since 2010, the sector has incurred over $94 billion in penalties, though these figures often represent a small fraction of industry profits.
Violations are primarily driven by unlawful off-label promotion, drug pricing fraud, and kickbacks.
Unlawful Promotion: Marketing drugs for unapproved uses, such as GlaxoSmithKline's $3 billion settlement for promoting antidepressants to children and Pfizer's $2.3 billion fine for mis-promoting the painkiller Bextra.
Pricing and Fraud: Violations of the False Claims Act involving overcharging government programs, underpaying rebates, or misleading consumers about drug effectiveness, as seen in Johnson & Johnson's $2.2 billion settlement.
Safety and Manufacturing: Failures in Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), data integrity breaches, and withholding adverse event data, which frequently trigger significant penalties alongside bribery and corruption charges."
A customer cured is a customer lost.
IN MY HEAD
Lately I've been feeling strange
I think it's all the climate change
You're A-OK the doctor said
But this alarm keeps ringing in my head
Daily tests that never end
When will I be on the mend
My sanity is on a thread
I got alarm bells ringing in my head
In my head.
A stabbing pain inside my chest
Is an uninvited guest
I take ten pills then go to bed
But this alarm keeps ringing in my head
In my head.
You think better times are here
But I'm afraid to say
This ringing in my ears
Gets louder every day
Instrumental
The vacant stare is such a crime
Experts baffled all the time
Wish that I was deaf instead
Of this alarm bell ringing in my head.
In my head.
(No AI was harmed, or used, during the making of this song.)
