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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Pfizer Scandal

In a stunning whistleblower lawsuit, the world's largest pharmaceutical company is being sued over the dangerous practice of illegally promoting a kidney transplant drug for unapproved uses -- and targeting African-Americans, even though they are at high risk of complications.
Posted by Rick at 11:04 PM

1 comment:

Medical Supplies – Medical Suppliers – Medical Supplies Gauteng said...

Do I smell some racism>?

8:27 AM

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