From Penicillin to Trillions

Strategies, Influence, and Deviations in the Pharmaceutical Sector

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Pharmaceutical Sector, Fraud, Lobbying , Marketing , Individual and public health

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Manipulation, fraud, crimes, billions spent on lobbying and electoral financing, undue interference in regulatory bodies, and massive investments in marketing are recurrent strategies employed by the pharmaceutical sector to maximize profits, often at the expense of individual and public health.

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João Stacciarini, Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Goiás, Goiás, Brasil, joaostacciarini@hotmail.com

Postdoctoral Fellow at Universidade Estadual de Goiás.

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STACCIARINI, J. From Penicillin to Trillions: Strategies, Influence, and Deviations in the Pharmaceutical Sector . Revista Terceiro Incluído, Goiânia, v. 14, n. 1, p. e14116 , 2024. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/teri/article/view/80788. Acesso em: 15 nov. 2024.

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