Big Pharma: A Startlingly Accurate Depiction!

Orac clearly knows too much. For an accurate look at a Big Pharma board room, check out The pharma conspiracy acts against a threat. Orac, with his delightful and respectful insolence, reveals why Dan Olmsted, Thimerosal-Conspiracy- Crusader Extraordinaire, is actually Pharma's Best Friend.

Orac's characterization of MegaPharmCo's head honcho, ESB, is pretty accurate, too, e.g.,

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.Most Big Pharma CEOs

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