Drug Short
- Episode aired Jan 26, 2018
- 1h 6m
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Wall Street short-sellers expose a scam that regulators overlook: how Big Pharma gouges patients in need of life-saving drugs.Wall Street short-sellers expose a scam that regulators overlook: how Big Pharma gouges patients in need of life-saving drugs.Wall Street short-sellers expose a scam that regulators overlook: how Big Pharma gouges patients in need of life-saving drugs.
William Ackman
- Self - CEO, Pershing Square Capital Mgmt
- (archive footage)
Hillary Clinton
- Self
- (archive footage)
David Kozlowski
- Self
- (archive footage)
Dolly Parton
- Self
- (archive footage)
J. Michael Pearson
- Self - Valeant CEO
- (archive footage)
Charlie Rose
- Self
- (archive footage)
Martin Shkreli
- Self - CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals
- (archive footage)
Jeff Ubben
- Self - ValueAct Capital CEO
- (archive footage)
Storyline
Did you know
- Quotes
John Hempton: We like to find people who are cheating other people, because sometimes they provide trading opportunities that are oblique.
- ConnectionsFeatures The Graduate (1967)
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Guess what? Valeant are still doing it!!!
How come no one else but Dirty Money covered this? It feels like the other media stopped talking about them. They keep talking about Theranos and the curly crypto weirdo, but not this! No one stopped them!!! They are still at it!!!
I wanted to ask my provider for Wellbutrin XL brand name. The generic one is super stinky, I thought maybe brand name wouldn't have this issue. I also did some research and apparently generic version of this medication is not bioequivalent to the brand name is was often recalled by the FDA.
I wanted to check on GoodRx how much the brand name will cost me and for 30 tablets of this common antidepressant that's not even a controlled substance and it was...
... NEARLY TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS!!! YES!!! NEARLY $2,000!!!
I was like "What the hell???" I had a brand name medication before that had no generic and it was $400. This one has a generic, not a very good one, but still. How is it possible this one is worth FIVE TIMES MORE?!?! There is gotta be something here. I scrolled down to see the name of the manufacturer and I saw "Valeant"
That's when this episode, that I haven't seen for 5 years, flashed before my eyes from start to finish.
How are they still at it? $2,000 for antidepressants. Some specialty drugs that you have to infuse at a doctor's office cost less than that.
I'm pretty sure it cost $50 in Canada. Yes, $1,950 cheaper. Guess all this episode expose and our government being involved didn't do anything.
Valeant was renamed to Bausch Health. Unfortunately, their stock is not $0.00 yet. It's $7.33 per share 🤦♀️ How?
I wanted to ask my provider for Wellbutrin XL brand name. The generic one is super stinky, I thought maybe brand name wouldn't have this issue. I also did some research and apparently generic version of this medication is not bioequivalent to the brand name is was often recalled by the FDA.
I wanted to check on GoodRx how much the brand name will cost me and for 30 tablets of this common antidepressant that's not even a controlled substance and it was...
... NEARLY TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS!!! YES!!! NEARLY $2,000!!!
I was like "What the hell???" I had a brand name medication before that had no generic and it was $400. This one has a generic, not a very good one, but still. How is it possible this one is worth FIVE TIMES MORE?!?! There is gotta be something here. I scrolled down to see the name of the manufacturer and I saw "Valeant"
That's when this episode, that I haven't seen for 5 years, flashed before my eyes from start to finish.
How are they still at it? $2,000 for antidepressants. Some specialty drugs that you have to infuse at a doctor's office cost less than that.
I'm pretty sure it cost $50 in Canada. Yes, $1,950 cheaper. Guess all this episode expose and our government being involved didn't do anything.
Valeant was renamed to Bausch Health. Unfortunately, their stock is not $0.00 yet. It's $7.33 per share 🤦♀️ How?
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