hey supernurse. "I notice where the article comes from.......nuff said...." what do you mean by that? i think you did not read the full article. its a universal phenomenon,
Some of the recent big cases of unethical practices in US
October 2008: Biotech firm Cephalon had to pay $425 million.
Charge: Company gave millions of dollars of grants for continuing medical education (CME) programs to promote off-label uses of its drugs and gave illegal kickbacks to physicians.
January 2008: Neurosurgeon Patrick Chan, had to pay $1.5 million
Charge: Took hefty kickbacks from medical-device suppliers
September 2007: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company had to pay $515 million.
Charge: Paid illegal remuneration to physicians and other healthcare providers in the form of consulting fees, other programs and travel to luxurious resorts to get them to promote BMS drugs.
September 2007: Five orthotics companies accounting for nearly 95% of hip and knee surgical implants in the US paid $310 million.
Charge: Paid surgeons thousands of dollars per year as consulting contracts and lavished trips and expensive perks to get them to choose their products.
hey supernurse. "I notice where the article comes from.......nuff said...." what do you mean by that? i think you did not read the full article. its a universal phenomenon,
Some of the recent big cases of unethical practices in US
October 2008: Biotech firm Cephalon had to pay $425 million.
Charge: Company gave millions of dollars of grants for continuing medical education (CME) programs to promote off-label uses of its drugs and gave illegal kickbacks to physicians.
January 2008: Neurosurgeon Patrick Chan, had to pay $1.5 million
Charge: Took hefty kickbacks from medical-device suppliers
September 2007: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company had to pay $515 million.
Charge: Paid illegal remuneration to physicians and other healthcare providers in the form of consulting fees, other programs and travel to luxurious resorts to get them to promote BMS drugs.
September 2007: Five orthotics companies accounting for nearly 95% of hip and knee surgical implants in the US paid $310 million.
Charge: Paid surgeons thousands of dollars per year as consulting contracts and lavished trips and expensive perks to get them to choose their products.