Chapter
The Rise and Fall of a Billion-Dollar Drug
30:24 - 38:33 (08:08)
A deep dive into the pharmaceutical industry's marketing tactics, investigating the case of a once-billion dollar drug that was later found to be dangerous and highly addictive, wrecking lives across America.
Clips
The speaker discusses the correlation between media coverage and increases in adverse drug experience reports, indicating that corporate malfeasance is often involved in these situations.
30:24 - 32:54 (02:30)
Corporate Malfeasance
Summary
The speaker discusses the correlation between media coverage and increases in adverse drug experience reports, indicating that corporate malfeasance is often involved in these situations.
ChapterThe Rise and Fall of a Billion-Dollar Drug
EpisodeFen Phen & Redux
PodcastMaintenance Phase
A pharmaceutical company hired a PR firm to pay medical experts to write papers supporting their harmful weight loss drugs, fen-phen and Redux, and get them published in medical journals.
32:54 - 36:38 (03:43)
pharmaceuticals
Summary
A pharmaceutical company hired a PR firm to pay medical experts to write papers supporting their harmful weight loss drugs, fen-phen and Redux, and get them published in medical journals.
ChapterThe Rise and Fall of a Billion-Dollar Drug
EpisodeFen Phen & Redux
PodcastMaintenance Phase
Fenfen and Redux caused 45,000 people to develop heart conditions, and the drugs were on the market for only three years from approval to being pulled.
36:38 - 38:33 (01:54)
Fen-Phen
Summary
Fenfen and Redux caused 45,000 people to develop heart conditions, and the drugs were on the market for only three years from approval to being pulled.