Topic: Avandia

GlaxoSmithKline agreed to a $3 billion settlement, the largest healthcare fraud case in U.S. history, for illegally marketing drugs like Wellbutrin and Paxil. It was revealed that celebrity doctor Drew Pinsky was paid $275,000 to promote Wellbutrin for unapproved uses on his radio show. Despite the company's claims that such practices are a "bygone era," the hosts argue that pharmaceutical shilling remains rampant in the media.