Go slams reports of doctors promoting certain medicines

SEN. Bong Go has denounced reports suggesting that doctors endorse products of pharmaceutical companies in exchange for incentives.

«The news reports on some doctors allegedly owning some shares in a pharmaceutical company and prescribing medicines manufactured by their own company are worrisome,» Go said in a statement on Tuesday, April 23.

The chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography urged thorough investigations by the relevant authorities, including the Department of Health (DoH) and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).

Sen. Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

«I'm calling on the DoH, PRC, other government agencies, and medical professional associations to verify if these reports are true. It is unacceptable if there's a conflict of interest and violation of ethical standards in the medical profession because the lives of our fellow Filipinos are at stake,» Go said in Filipino.

The DoH issued Department Circular 2024-0141 on April 22, reminding health care professionals to maintain the highest professional and ethical standards.

«Medical professionals are expected to uphold professional and ethical standards,» Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said.

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