In the wake of the 2016 Epipen and Daraprim
drug pricing scandals, and as overall prices continue to climb, investors have grown frustrated by a lack of transparency on the part of the industry and believe a stronger message needs to be sent.
CEO Joe Papa said he intended to wash Valeant's hands clean of the accounting and
drug pricing scandals that have plagued it.
Not exact matches
Saunders has previously pledged a «social contract» with Allergan customers promising fair
drug prices following numerous high - profile
scandals surrounding Martin Shkreli and Valeant Pharmaceuticals (vrx).
Valeant Pharmaceuticals became embroiled in
scandal for jacking up the
prices on some of its
drugs, including Addyi, the little pink pill.
And it's already in the hot seat over its
drug price hikes, so it can't raise
prices much further without risking another
scandal.
Scandals can pertain to large - scale corporate conduct involving the cooperation of many people (such as the Volkswagen emissions - falsification
scandal), to an individual corporate decision (as when Turing Pharmaceuticals raised the
price of one of its
drugs from $ 13.50 to $ 750 per pill), or to illicit behaviour by an individual (such as a corporation's CEO).
(Posted 24 December 2011) Significant current
scandals, and those yet to come In no particular order Top salaries and bonuses - boardroom and shareholder individual responsibility The multiple between top and average pay Lawyers fees - the cost of the legal process Medical negligence claims against the NHS Care and treatment in the NHS «No win, no fee» personal injury compensation Democracy and the voting system Lords reform Political party funding The domestic energy market and
pricing The Tax system and its inefficiencies and complexities Subsidies for new energy generation schemes The amount of crime fuelled by
Drugs The availability of drugs in pr
Drugs The availability of
drugs in pr
drugs in prison.
Most people who depend on the
drug epinephrine to treat potentially fatal allergic reactions (whether their own, a child's, or a loved one's) are well aware of the
price - gouging
scandal surrounding Mylan Pharmaceuticals» EpiPen.