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UK pharmaceutical companies paying millions of pounds to healthcare professionals

First published by Author on April 13, 2018 in the following categories: Incentives and tagged with competition law | incentives | medical

According to a report from The Times newspaper, UK pharmaceutical companies are reportedly paying millions of pounds to healthcare professionals and other organisations.

American pharmaceutical companies have previously come under fire for reportedly paying healthcare professionals to push their products, and it now appears the UK may have the same problem.

According to The Times, two of the biggest pharmaceutical players in the UK have been making “secret payments” of almost £20 million to reportedly “plug” their products.
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