Good John Peige Article

General Discussion Media & Awareness
#1

examiner.com/article/propecia-lawsuits-skyrocket-as-sales-of-merck-s-risky-baldness-drug-dive

According to Merck’s quarterly report (SEC Form 10-Q) for the period ended June 30, 2012, Propecia sales totaled $100 million, compared to $112 million for the same period in 2011. That makes for a decline of about 10.5 percent.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2012, Merck reported “approximately 80 lawsuits involving a total of approximately 175 plaintiffs.” And for the quarter ended June 31, 2012, the total number of lawsuits escalated to 200, while total plaintiffs jumped to 325.

#2

Thanks for the heads up. I’m not at all surprised by this 150% rise in the number of Propecia lawsuits.

What does surprise me is how Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier can remain silent as one of his products continues to ruin the lives of tens of thousands of men the world over.

I mean, if he has kids, don’t they read about the horrors of Propecia in the news and ask him at the dinner table, “Hey, Dad, why are are you letting this go on? Why don’t you just pull the drug off the market”?

Ditto his wife, siblings, neighbors, tennis-club buddies–surely SOMEONE in his social circle has developed persistent side effects from Propecia, or knows someone who has, and can attest to its causal relationship to those conditions.

And what about Merck’s 86,000 staffers? I would imagine that at least one of them (having taken some free Propecia samples from the employee lounge?) has suffered persistent side effects.

So what do they say when they pass Mr. Frazier in the hallway? Do they say, “Thanks, old boy, for the erectile dysfunction”? They probably say nothing for fear of losing their job, but I suspect they are fantasizing about plunging a letter-opener where the sun don’t shine.

If you ask me, it’s only a matter of time before whistleblowers start stepping forward to shut their own company’s product down (even if it means getting canned).

#3

Yes, its realy unbelivable! I dont know, how a Human can have a normal life, knowing that his drugs are destroying so many lifes. This can not be a human. Even we guys, who have less or non emotions anymore would do such things. I realy wonder myself, why never someone beat this guy up like hell and cut off is … and … Anyway… Even I with over 10 years of experience in medicine never would thought this can be possible. But it is and its a shame that this drug is still on the market for hairloss! I alsways said, I wish no one on the world PFS but i wish it to Mr. Frazier!!!

#4

He should be forced to take 50 mg a day for the rest of his life while sharing a prison cell with Sandusky.

#5

OH YES!!! I know this is a open Forum. But this guy most have more Securety than the peresident of the USA. Or? :smiling_imp:

#6

I doubt he has much if any personal security.

#7

A b… like him?? Can you image how this guy, lives in his big house in the green, putting his familie and his kids food on the table, buying them gifts, with all that bloody money, he made with our lifes? how could he eat, sleep? WE payed money for self castration and destroying our lifes… Image that, all for the lies and money. That man has and had the power to stop this, but he did not!

#8

well, if it cant be fixed, we can always shift our focus to vengence

#9

Yes him and his company are the definition of white collar scum. People like Bernie Madoff may have ruined people by taking their money, this guy (and his company) ruined people by destroying their health. Which is worse? You can always make more money, but when you destroy someone’s health, making their life a nightmare… that is a sin as dark as murder itself.

#10

A couple thousand guys messed up from finasteride, furiously pissed off, storming Merck HQ armed to the teeth?

I will say I find the thought quite appealing haha.

#11

there could be many different ways… and let me be clear, if in fact i am stuck like this forever, i will seek justice … lets just see where the science takes us and we can go from there … time will decide

#12

Me too! haha and many other too

#13

I would **** Frazzier.

#14

I’d put the onus of responsibility on the C Level Exec’s and Board of Directors back in the mid 90’s though '97 when they were readying the Rx. Those are the folks i’d like to most ‘get to know’ lol.

#15

If they are that certain about their product I would love to see them take it. Get hold of a box of propecia and film him being offered one. If it is perfectly safe then there would be no problem in him taking one. I’d just love to see the look on his face as the facts that he most certainly knows flash through his brain. Hell, I’d make the whole damn lot of them take it and the prescribed dose indefinitely.

#16

examiner.com/article/case-shaping-up-as-hundres-file-lawuits-targeting-merck-s-baldness-drug-propecia