To the Attorney General of Texas demanding a criminal investigation of J&J Janssen marketing practices of antipsychotic Risperdal

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"To the Attorney General of Texas demanding a criminal investigation of J&J Janssen marketing practices of antipsychotic Risperdal"

The Petition
As a result of the state of Texas vs Janssen settlement of $158 million dollars; to seek and find justice for those who have been harmed by the illegal marketing of the antipsychotic Risperdal; for criminal investigation of J&J Janssen on behalf of those who used the drug as a result of deceptive marketing practices; for admission of guilt by J&J Janssen, this petition is signed by those supporting and seeking truth, and justice, and criminal charges placed to parties responsible for withholding information, hiding data and purposely deceiving the public, including Medicaid patients and providers. The public who have been deceived by J&J Janssen and the children who have been harmed by taking Risperdal due to illegal marketing practices deserve to see a criminal investigation.

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With thanks to the whistleblower Allen Jones, expert witnesses Joseph Glenmullen, and Bruce Perry, to the 1 Boring Old Man blog author and retired psychiatrist who traveled to the trial and reported with interesting, heartfelt posts for all of us to read.

I believe it is time for the pharmaceutical companies caught in illegal marketing practices to be held accountable to the people they injured by pushing the drugs to populations such as children and elderly. I believe there should be top down accountability with more than monetary fines that pharma companies build into their budgets as "business as usual". The CIA's (Corporate Integrity Agreements)and Department of Justice fines are not doing the job they should be in policing these companies, they just keep on breaking the laws, in an insulting and dangerous manner to the people who are the most vulnerable: the people who take their medicines.

I wonder,at times if these drugs such as the antipsychotic Risperdal, or Zyprexa for example were not heavily marketed to children and doctors if there could have been a shift in the childhood bipolar diagnoses explosion, and how many kids are on or were on these drugs as a result of the marketing--would they have different outcomes--if their doctor had not considered Risperdal as a result of the marketing off-label for the antipsychotic. Accountability, and an admission of guilt to the crime of illegal marketing is what is left out of cases like the Texas Risperdal case. J&J Janssen and companies like Lilly and AstraZeneca et al, never do admit guilt in comments in media...never admit guilt even when evidence is stacked high.

That is wrong.


Please sign the petition to carry forward the quest for truth and honesty, accountability to the Attorney General of Texas, let the AG know we want the next dimension beyond what the whistleblowers have done for everyone. I personally would like to have known the trial outcome of a jury verdict. I have questions on why the case was settled and the jury trial stopped. I know I am not alone with these and more questions.

I do hope Allen Jones (and other whistleblowers) can find solace in knowing many of us are grateful and appreciate what he went through to shed light on a subject that affects us all.

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