Big Pharma Paranoia

Advised by corporate counsel, Big Pharma is living in a state of maximal paranoia.  It goes like this ... they have immense legal and compliance teams that have simply formalized risk aversion.  Consequently, they are sustaining and adding to a toxic environment of mistrust.


Here is just one small example.  A recent request for information about Zometa yielded a reply from a mail box that has the standard "no-reply" mechanism.  This is to avoid having to establish any contact that may result in a conversation that may lead to "off label" discussions.  They still provide the service (answering my request) and much more safely in a manner that avoids untoward risks.  Sadly, it is a very impersonal approach that leaves much to be desired.  And all of this because physicians and pharma have not be willing to stand up to bureaucrats and pharmascolds!