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Drug Companies Hire Troubled Doctors As Experts  | January 21, 2025

This from NPR:

“Drug companies say they hire the most-respected doctors in their fields for the critical task of teaching about the benefits and risks of the companies’ drugs.

But an investigation by ProPublica has uncovered hundreds of doctors receiving company payments who had been accused of professional misconduct, were disciplined by state boards or lacked credentials as researchers or specialists.

Compiled from disclosures by seven companies, the database covers $257.8 million in payouts since 2009 for speaking, consulting and other duties. The companies include Lilly, Cephalon, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Pfizer.”

To read more, go to:  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130644774&ft=1&f=100 

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  1. Flower Roberts's avatar

    Disturbing

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    Comment by Flower Roberts — January 21, 2025 @ 10:13 AM

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