Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you. Despite some stiff winds and impressive downpours overnight, the Pharmalot campus is rather serene, if soggy, this morning. And now that things have quieted down, we have an opportunity to fire up the coffee kettle, make some cups of stimulation, and forage for interesting items. Nothing like a comfortable routine, yes? This leads us to the menu of tidbits gathered below. We hope you find them useful. In any event, have a splendid day and do stay in touch. We appreciate the missives. …
Managers at Purdue Pharma’s international arm, Mundipharma, have been swept up in a corruption scandal in Italy for allegedly paying a prominent pain doctor to push opioids, the Associated Press reports. Italian prosecutors allege Dr. Guido Fanelli took hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks from a group he called “The Pain League.” It is the first known case outside the U.S. where employees of the pharmaceutical empire owned by the Sackler family have been criminally implicated. Fanelli helped promote painkillers by writing papers, organizing conferences, and working to counter government warnings that opioid consumption was spiking and that physicians should be cautious.
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