A fentanyl lawyer I know sent me a link to the following video:
After viewing some of the evidence from fentanyl lawsuits, it seems to me that this video hits the nail right on the head.
“Those lying bastards at Johnson & Johnson”
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Maybe it hits your nail on the head, but not mine. Anyone,Justinian, can dig up a scurrilous anecdote to make a point. That’s called propaganda. Physicians and other could offer you plenty on the other side. A few rogue elements shouldn’t drive the debate. Agree? http://www.MDWhistleblower.blogspot.com
I agree with your overall point. This post is kind of an inside joke among those familiar with Duragesic litigation.
When Duragesic pain patches originally came out, they had a very weak warning label. It said something like, “Don’t use a leaking patch as it might not deliver the right dose of fentanyl.” In actuality, a leaking patch can easily kill you. Years after the product was on the market, J&J finally updated the label to say that touching a leaking patch is extremely dangerous.
J&J also used to manufacture Duragesic in a reservoir design. They admitted during litigation that if their QC systems worked perfectly, there would be 4 defective patches per lot. Each defective patch has the potential to kill someone. Not only was that OK with them, but a memo from their QC department said something like, “4, 5, 6, or 7 – what’s the difference.”
J&J finally dumped the reservoir design and went to a much safer matrix design… but there’s enough damaging information in testimony by J&J employees to call some of them lying bastards.
Justinian: I wish you a permanently agonizing condition. Thanks to land pirates, there will be no Duragesic patch. You will suffer untold torment and wish for death. Try to not age.
I completely agree with @Michael, M.D. I used to believe virtually everything I saw, read, of watched on the Internet
. I’m starting to come around and see that some people actually do have an agenda and more often than not (surprise, surprise) a completely self-serving agenda. Can’t we all just get along?