An old article, but I dare say nothing has changed.
Big Pharma CEO: ‘We’re in Business of Shareholder Profit, Not Helping The Sick’
https://politicaldig.com/big-pharma-ceo-says-profits-over-people
17 Oct. 2016
J. Michael Pearson, the CEO of Valeant Pharmaceuticals, [said that] “his company’s responsibility is to its shareholders, not the customers who rely on his drugs to live.”
He added: “If products are sort of mispriced and there’s an opportunity, we will act appropriately in terms of doing what I assume our shareholders would like us to do.”
Big Pharma CEO: ‘We’re in Business of Shareholder Profit, Not Helping The Sick’
https://politicaldig.com/big-pharma-ceo-says-profits-over-people
17 Oct. 2016
J. Michael Pearson, the CEO of Valeant Pharmaceuticals, [said that] “his company’s responsibility is to its shareholders, not the customers who rely on his drugs to live.”
He added: “If products are sort of mispriced and there’s an opportunity, we will act appropriately in terms of doing what I assume our shareholders would like us to do.”
