GlaxoSmithKline LLC pleads guilty this week to a $3 billion fine for health care fraud charges, including illegally promoting unapproved drugs as well as failing to disclose the drugs safety precautions.
If we start with a ban on pharmaceutical advertising to mitigate harm to Americans, where will it end?
In the last decade, the United States has seen a massive increase in prescription drug usage and abuse, the cause of which can be traced to irresponsible advertising and lobbying by pharmaceutical companies, collectively known as Big Pharma.
Well, this is certainly a grim honor and not a top ten list that any metro area would ever want to be on. California leads the nation in unemployment rates, with a startling 8 out of 10 cities with the highest unemployment.
