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Industry association suspends drug company for entertaining doctors

2006; BMJ; Volume: 332; Issue: 7538 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/bmj.332.7538.381-a

ISSN

0959-8138

Autores

Michael Day,

Tópico(s)

Healthcare Systems and Challenges

Resumo

One of the world's biggest drug companies has been suspended from its UK trade organisation after two of its employees went with a doctor to a lap dancing club and for providing other extensive hospitality. Abbott Laboratories has admitted providing senior hospital consultants with tickets to the Wimbledon tennis tournament and trips to greyhound racing. As a result the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry has decided to suspend the company's membership for a minimum of six months—the severest penalty handed out by the organisation in 10 years. In its ruling on 10 …

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