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Why do people by Glaxo product$ (vaccine$, pharma, etc)? Great adverti$ing!
http://www.pharmalot.com/2011/11/glaxo-to-pay-3b-to-settle-marketing-
probes/
In the largest settlement of its kind involving a drugmaker, GlaxoSmithKline has
agreed to pay $3 billion to resolve a trio of US investigations into its sales,
marketing and pricing practices dating back more than a decade. The deal, which
is expected to be finalized, some time next year, would settle both civil and
criminal charges...
This is the second time in the past year, by the way, that Glaxo has struck a deal
to resolve federal charges of bad behavior. In June, the drugmaker agreed to pay
$40.8 million to 37 US states and the District of Columbia. This was on top of a
$750 million payment to settle criminal and civil charges related to numerous
production problems - contaminated meds, mislabeled packaging and incorrect
dosages...
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