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On an individual selfish level, of course it would be easier to just find a new job. But there is a real tragedy here and I'd like to at least try and do something about it. We have a wonderful product in Vivitrol, and yet a tiny percentage of the people who could benefit from it are getting it. Who do we blame for that? We blame everyone but ourselves.

We blame the competition. We blame the existing treatment providers. We blame the harm reduction community. We blame the federal and state governments. We blame the patients. We blame the addiction doctors. We blame the media.

Could it be instead that we have an unfocused and dogmatic message we are trying to promote? Could it be that we have tolerated and even promoted a fulfillment system which is so difficult and time consuming that it discourages patients and practitioners from using our products? Could it be that we defend this fulfillment system because it keeps lots of high paid staff within the company employed? Could it be that when people inside the company point these things out they are viewed as trouble makers and disloyal? Could it be that we deliberately antagonize the existing treatment community by constantly sending the message that therapy with any medication but our own is not recovery? This message was delivered by Pops himself at the White House, and is repeated implicitly and explicitly at all levels in the company.

This blaming of others, self-righteousness, and refusal to change, is what leaves us stuck in the low single digits of the marketplace. No fundamental change of direction is possible with the existing cast of characters at the top of the company. We need a new broom to sweep clean. If it were just the demise of Alkermes at stake here I would say "no big deal". Corporate failure is just part of the creative destruction of capitalism. Unfortunately, in the mean time, a medicine that could save lives is being underutilized because we can't get out of our own way to fix what is broken.

Prime Cap, Wellington, T.Rowe Price, Vanguard, Black Rock...please come save us!
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Wow! Agree 110%. One could only hope our fearless leaders take time to read this.
 












Damon was not the problem with 5461. That was Rich, clinical, and regulatory. And he does not have JR duties, just his and Joe's. JR had manufacturing, HR, PR, sales, marketing and BD. Get your facts straight before mouthing off.
 






anonymous said:
Damon was not the problem with 5461. That was Rich, clinical, and regulatory. And he does not have JR duties, just his and Joe's. JR had manufacturing, HR, PR, sales, marketing and BD. Get your facts straight before mouthing off.
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5461 happened because everyone who knew we were making a mistake was afraid to go up against EE. And for good reason. Yes men (and women) were rewarded. Anybody who expressed concern was labeled “difficult” and ignored.

Sadly, with CH it’s more of the same. I guess in the end the buck stops with Rich.
 






anonymous said:
Damon was not the problem with 5461. That was Rich, clinical, and regulatory. And he does not have JR duties, just his and Joe's. JR had manufacturing, HR, PR, sales, marketing and BD. Get your facts straight before mouthing off.
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New to this discussion but need to ask you a question. So you're saying that anyone who knows that we are walking into a buzz saw by being ignorant or arrogant with regard to FDA advisory panel should just keep their mouth shut? If that is what this company has come down to then we are in bigger trouble than I thought. I spoke at length with DH during the run up to launch and expressed my concerns (everybody had the same concerns) and I was told I was wrong and we were on track and only "unknown" was how long it will take to get the product scheduled.

Moving forward might I suggest we not bury our heads in the sand when we know we are in for an FDA beat down? Might I also suggest it is the duty of every member of every team to call bullshit on bullshit and keep it real. If the emperor has new clothes we need to be honest and tell him we can see his boxers!
 












anonymous said:
New to this discussion but need to ask you a question. So you're saying that anyone who knows that we are walking into a buzz saw by being ignorant or arrogant with regard to FDA advisory panel should just keep their mouth shut? If that is what this company has come down to then we are in bigger trouble than I thought. I spoke at length with DH during the run up to launch and expressed my concerns (everybody had the same concerns) and I was told I was wrong and we were on track and only "unknown" was how long it will take to get the product scheduled.

Moving forward might I suggest we not bury our heads in the sand when we know we are in for an FDA beat down? Might I also suggest it is the duty of every member of every team to call bullshit on bullshit and keep it real. If the emperor has new clothes we need to be honest and tell him we can see his boxers!
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Calling bullshit on bullshit is a great idea, and the ethical thing to do, but it isn't rewarded here in "lets make believe land". Just ask Fred Fox. The safer bet is to gulp down another glass of that Papa Pops Kool-Aid! Who needs self-respect and honor anyway? They're over-rated!
 






anonymous said:
Calling bullshit on bullshit is a great idea, and the ethical thing to do, but it isn't rewarded here in "lets make believe land". Just ask Fred Fox. The safer bet is to gulp down another glass of that Papa Pops Kool-Aid! Who needs self-respect and honor anyway? They're over-rated!
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Why does Fred Foxx matter? I mean, he was great on Sanford and Son but, isn't he dead? Serious replies only.
 






anonymous said:
CH doesn’t have any development experience - he has medical affairs experience - that’s why there is a big mess in development.
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True, but nobody is an expert on everything. That’s why you surround yourself with smart people who are unafraid to give candid advice. Someone from CDLT could have gone to Rich and told him the 5461 strategy (sure we got a RTF, but I think we can get this approved!) was dogshit, but didn’t. Same type of stuff continues today with CH.

Everyone sits in that room waiting for him to smile or frown and then tailor their opinions to match.

I might not make it to bonus time. Gotta get out.
 
























anonymous said:
I have a great idea...lets hire a "c list" celebrity like Sharon Osbourne to be our spokesperson. Then we can structure the contract so that we have to pay her a s**tload of money even if she is utterly unusable because she's a compliance nightmare! That's a swell idea. Oh...and lets make sure that the attorney who approved the language in that contract remains employed even after a big round of layoffs. Really...you just can't make this stuff up!
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Does anyone know exactly what we paid Osbourne? I have heard several figures all of which are north of $6 million.
 












anonymous said:
New to this discussion but need to ask you a question. So you're saying that anyone who knows that we are walking into a buzz saw by being ignorant or arrogant with regard to FDA advisory panel should just keep their mouth shut? If that is what this company has come down to then we are in bigger trouble than I thought. I spoke at length with DH during the run up to launch and expressed my concerns (everybody had the same concerns) and I was told I was wrong and we were on track and only "unknown" was how long it will take to get the product scheduled.

Moving forward might I suggest we not bury our heads in the sand when we know we are in for an FDA beat down? Might I also suggest it is the duty of every member of every team to call bullshit on bullshit and keep it real. If the emperor has new clothes we need to be honest and tell him we can see his boxers!
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anonymous said:
New to this discussion but need to ask you a question. So you're saying that anyone who knows that we are walking into a buzz saw by being ignorant or arrogant with regard to FDA advisory panel should just keep their mouth shut? If that is what this company has come down to then we are in bigger trouble than I thought. I spoke at length with DH during the run up to launch and expressed my concerns (everybody had the same concerns) and I was told I was wrong and we were on track and only "unknown" was how long it will take to get the product scheduled.

Moving forward might I suggest we not bury our heads in the sand when we know we are in for an FDA beat down? Might I also suggest it is the duty of every member of every team to call bullshit on bullshit and keep it real. If the emperor has new clothes we need to be honest and tell him we can see his boxers!
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anonymous said:
New to this discussion but need to ask you a question. So you're saying that anyone who knows that we are walking into a buzz saw by being ignorant or arrogant with regard to FDA advisory panel should just keep their mouth shut? If that is what this company has come down to then we are in bigger trouble than I thought. I spoke at length with DH during the run up to launch and expressed my concerns (everybody had the same concerns) and I was told I was wrong and we were on track and only "unknown" was how long it will take to get the product scheduled.

Moving forward might I suggest we not bury our heads in the sand when we know we are in for an FDA beat down? Might I also suggest it is the duty of every member of every team to call bullshit on bullshit and keep it real. If the emperor has new clothes we need to be honest and tell him we can see his boxers!
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The king hears what the king wants to hear. Naysayers are seen as non-believers or lacking the king's vision.
 












There are also a ton of jobs in Waltham that could go. Do we need this many medical writers? R&D is overstaffed when we have nothing in the pipeline. Why do we need such a big HR department? What is marketing doing? Who are all the communications people? The only area that really needs help is IT.
 






anonymous said:
who cares it’s done can’t change it. Focus your attention on doing your part
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With respect I think the "who cares" attitude is part of the problem in this place. No one is held responsible for blunders, so we tend to make stupid mistakes over and over again. If we ever want to see progress here its time for a little accountability. Accountability has to be from the top down, not just from the bottom up.
 






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