John Oliver: AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, And GlaxoSmithKline Pay Billions In Fines

"That's Called "Going Off Label". And Here's A Horrifying Example Involving Astrazeneca, Who The Government Charged With Going Off-Label With Seroquel, An Anti-Psychotic With Dangerous Side Effects.

The Allegations, Which Were Very Troubling, Were That They Were Taking A Drug That Was Really Approved For Fairly Narrow Uses, Bipolar Disorders And Schizophrenia, And Marketing It For Everything From Sleeplessness To Depression And Dementia.

Here's The Thing You Can't Just Give People Potentially Dangerous Drugs And See What Happens.

AstraZeneca Denied Any Wrong Doing, But It Paid Half A Billion Dollars To Settle The Lawsuit.

And If You're Thinking, Well, That's Just One Company With One Drug, You Should Know That Just About Every Major Drug Company Has Paid Money To Settle Similar Charges.

Johnson & Johnson Paid $2.2billion. Eli Lilly Paid $1.4 Billion. Pfizer And Its Subsidiary Paid $2.3 Billion. And GlaxoSmithKline Paid Out A Record $3 Billion To Settle Accusations That It Had, Among Other Things, Pushed Wellbutrin, An Antidepressant, As A Cure For Weight Gain And Sexual Dysfunction"

Aired: 2015 At HBO's Last Week Tonight

🔗 Full Interview: Marketing To Doctors: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver - Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQZ2UeOTO3I

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