EDITORIAL - Doctors doing business
A public health advocate first sounded the alarm recently, saying several doctors were prescribing medicines from a pharmaceutical company in exchange for expensive gifts including luxury vehicles.
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Doctor-owned pharma hit for ‘unethical practices’
MANILA, Philippines — A group of doctors who own a pharmaceutical company has been giving rebates of up to P2 million, luxury cars, travel and other perks to doctors who prescribe the firm’s medicines, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada disclosed yesterday.
Govt to probe drug firm for unethical practices
HEALTH and regulatory officials on Monday said they would investigate allegations that doctor-investors at Bell-Kenz Pharma Inc. were prescribing hypertension and diabetes medication that the company imports as the Senate begins hearings on the controversy today.
Press Release - Privilege speech Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada
When the pursuit of profit eclipses the sacred duty to heal
Bad beyond pharma
The alleged multi-level marketing practice of a local pharmaceutical company exposed by media is now the talk of the health care community.
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.
DOH warns health workers vs gifts from pharma firms
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) has reminded healthcare workers that accepting gifts from pharmaceutical companies in exchange for promoting their products is unethical.
Leachon hits drug firms offering perks to doctors
HEALTH expert and advocate Dr. Tony Leachon called for a congressional inquiry into what he said was the practice of pharmaceutical companies to offer financial incentives to doctors to prescribe their medicines.