No doubt there will be much pontificating and punditry surrounding the Pfizer settlement. That the matters at hand happened in the past and under different management will be largely ignored. (And the fact that they did certainly doesn’t make any past malfeasance less serious.) That being said, a few personal observations.
The people I know at Pfizer are honest and honestly dedicated to advancing both the business aims of their company and (even more importantly), the public health. These are not mutually exclusive objectives. They are proud of what they do – and rightfully so.
Don’t give up the ship.
