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62: Cancer for Sale: When is it enough?

2022/11/9
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本期播客详细讲述了强生公司的历史,从其早期生产医用膏药开始,到后来生产婴儿爽身粉、泰诺等畅销产品,以及公司在产品安全和企业责任方面的一系列丑闻。播客指出,强生公司长期以来将销售利润置于公众健康之上,隐瞒了婴儿爽身粉中含有石棉的事实,导致许多人患上癌症;在泰诺毒杀案中,强生公司虽然采取了召回产品和改进包装等措施,但其处理方式也存在争议;此外,强生公司还卷入了利培酮滥用案,通过向医生行贿等手段,促使医生向不适宜的患者开具该药物,导致多名老年人死亡。播客最后总结道,强生公司虽然在医疗领域取得了显著成就,但其一系列不当行为严重损害了其企业形象和公众信任,也暴露出大型企业在追求利润最大化时可能忽视甚至牺牲公众利益的风险。

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The episode introduces the topic by questioning the ethics of selling dangerous products if they are popular, focusing on Johnson & Johnson's history of prioritizing sales over safety.

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Welcome to the Dark History podcast. If a product is dangerous, but it still sells well, is it really that dangerous? Um, yes, yes it is. In today's episode, we talk all about it by focusing on one company in particular: Johnson & Johnson. J&J has routinely put sales over people’s lives. “But why?” you may ask. Because money talks, baby! Let’s get into the Dark History of Johnson & Johnson. And great, now I’m on another hit list.

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