What Sales Tricks Pushed Risperdal Uptake?

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It's the quintessential American company - gaslighting the public, twisting regulators by the balls, and killing consumers in the name of shareholder value! This story is a smorgasbord of deviance - lies, fraud, corruption, cults, and a very sweaty CEO. So put on your lab coats and take out your popcorn as we dive into the pharmaceutical trash heap known as Johnson & Johnson - and yes, we're going to talk about Tylenol. 

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Timestamps: 

00:00 - History of J&J 

12:15 - Busting the myths of the 1982 Tylenol cyanide murders

24:00 - Tylenol, liver failure, and the cost of doing business

38:30 - FDA <3 J&J

46:00 - The J&J credo on opposite day (Risperdal kills nursing home patients and gives young boys breasts!) 

01:08:00 - Oops! Extra Asbestos (J&J Talc based baby powder) 

Links: 

No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson 

Dose of Confusion

How Independent is the FDA

Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder