MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'bribery'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:11:50 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4821153&cid=t_151548_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FttGLcZVmqVw%2F Has a new UK law aimed at snuffing out bribes forced AstraZeneca to change some practices? Kai Richter, medical director for AstraZeneca Deutschland, told the Financial Times Deutschland that, as of this summer, the drugmaker will not cover the cost of hotels and travel or conference fees for doctors attending medical science events. Although he did not say specifically the decision was due to the new Bribery Act, he did indicate the policy change was an internal decision. Nonetheless, the German paper quoted an industry insider as saying the new law was a “catalyst moment” (read here). An AstraZeneca spokesperson, meanwhile, acknowledges to BMJ that changes are afoot in global sales and marketing practices. “To that end, we are discontinuing certain activities, even though the... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4821153 Thu, 12 May 2011 13:34:14 +0100 4821153 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4709168&cid=t_151548_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fjohnson-and-johnson-runs-afoul-of.html Johnson and Johnson, the once highly reputed international pharmaceutical and device company, cannot catch a break.  International Bribery ChargesAs reported by Bloomberg, the latest story is about bribery claims across multiple countries and two continents:Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), the world’s second-biggest seller of medical products, will pay $70 million after admitting that the company bribed doctors in Europe and paid kickbacks in Iraq to win contracts and sell drugs and artificial joints.Subsidiaries of J&J paid bribes to doctors and hospital administrators in Greece, Poland and Romania, the Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice said today in filings at U.S. District Court in Washington. The company also made illegal payments to Iraqi officials to... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4709168 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:47:00 +0100 4709168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4693503&cid=t_151548_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F4qYFmFlSQzk%2F The healthcare giant was charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by bribing public doctors in several European countries - and paying kickbacks to Iraq - to illegally obtain business. The FCPA forbids US companies from bribing foreign government officials (read here). Specifically, various Johnson & Johnson units paid bribes to public doctors in Greece who chose J&J surgical implants; public doctors and hospital administrators in Poland who awarded contracts to J&J, and public doctors in Romania to prescribe J&J meds. The subsidiaries - including DePuy and Janssen Pharmaceutica - also paid kickbacks to Iraq to obtain 19 contracts under the United Nations Oil for Food Program, according to the SEC complaint. T... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4693503 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:03:33 +0100 4693503 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4245243&cid=t_151548_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fplastic-surgeon-dr-richard-glunk-loses-license-bribery-investigation%2F Philadelphia plastic surgeon Dr. Richard Glunk has lost his Pennsylvania medical license during an investigation that he tried to influence a member of the Pennsylvania Board of Medicine. Glunk in recent years has made headlines for a $20 million malpractice verdict against him in the death of teenage liposuction patient Amy Fledderman. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4245243 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 02:07:35 +0100 4245243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179520&cid=t_151548_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FEhLvTt5hga8%2F In this world of fraud, bribes and huge fines, what do companies doing business in Europe anticipate when they hear the word compliance? In short, lots of change. A new survey finds 93 percent believe regulatory compliance will be a big challenge and 82 percent say new regulations - such as the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Anti-Bribery law, which becomes effective next April - are going to have a measurable impact. More specifically, 62 percent say that implementing transparency guidelines will prompt decreases in promotional spending. And 53 percent expect to spend more on transparency efforts to increase. The survey, by the way, was conducted by Cegedim, a consulting and market research firm, which queried 117 people - 83 percent from drugmakers; 8 percent from device comp... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179520 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:22:39 +0100 4179520 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4082095&cid=t_151548_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F10%2F18%2Fdo-drug-firm-bribery-charges-implicate-the-u-s-fda%2F How can anyone have implicit faith in the science and products produced by BIG Pharma when The Wall Street Journal on October 5, 2010 featured the article “Drug Firms Face Bribery Probe” by Michael Rothfeld? That question automatically should be followed with, “Will those charges also implicate the U.S. FDA?” Not knowing all the facts, but being of a suspicious nature, I’d say anything is possible given the long-term revolving door policy that seems to exist within government agencies, Big Pharma, and the chemical industry. This is where the U.S. Congress, in my opinion, has been—and continues to be—remiss in its oversight duties. If one studies pharmaceutical demographics, as I have for years, one readily realizes that starting in the 1980s, Big Pharma companies began their ... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4082095 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:33:11 +0100 4082095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3889047&cid=t_151548_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fwhere-theres-smoke-university-president.html A long time ago, in 2006, we first blogged about a "new species of conflict of interest" which we thought might prove to be even more important than those afflicting health care that were then starting to be discussed.  This involved health care organizational leaders who were simultaneously members of the boards of directors of for-profit health care corporations.  We posited these conflicts would be particularly important because being on the board of directors entails not just a financial incentive.  It ostensibly requires board members to "demonstrate unyielding loyalty to the company's shareholders" [Per Monks RAG, Minow N. Corporate Governance, 3rd edition. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2004. P.200.]   Thus, for example, the conflict posed by the pre... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3889047 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:30:00 +0100 3889047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3115062&cid=t_151548_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F2gqAm8mv3Lc%2F By Daniel J. MitchellSince Senators engaged in open extortion and bribery to enact Reid’s government-run health care plan, it is hardly newsworthy that Washington is riddled with corruption. But the magnitude of sleaze is probably far greater than most people realize. There is a new study from a couple of academics at the University of Michigan, who found significant relationships between lobbying and bailout money, as well as a greater chance of getting bailouts depending on a bank’s ties with either the Federal Reserve or key members of Congress. Hopefully, people across America will draw the obvious conclusion and realize that big government is inherently corrupting, as discussed in this video. Reuters has the details on this latest example of big government and malfeasance:... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3115062 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:53:25 +0100 3115062 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2598188&cid=t_151548_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FJNhZRSXjITs%2F While perusing Instapundit, I came across a post suggesting that President Obama thinks investment will suffer if government takes 20 percent of a company’s income. At first I thought this was a form of satire, but there is a real link to a speech that the President gave to the Parliament of Ghana. Indeed, the speech has several good comments: Development depends on good governance. …Repression can take many forms, and too many nations, even those that have elections, are plagued by problems that condemn their people to poverty. No country is going to create wealth if its leaders exploit the economy to enrich themselves… No business wants to invest in a place where the government skims 20 percent off the top… No person wants to live in a society where the rule of ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2598188 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:51:36 +0100 2598188 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1974999&cid=t_151548_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fpolitician-medical-school-dean.html We have frequently discussed the plight of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), the largest health care university in the US. Facing indictment for federal crimes, the university operated under a deferred prosecution agreement and the supervision of a federal monitor from 2005 to 2007. We most recently blogged about UMDNJ here, and see links backward to previous posts from here.As reported by the Newark Star-Ledger, there have just been criminal convictions in two cases related to the scandals at UMDNJ:Former senator Wayne R. Bryant was found guilty yesterday of selling his office as one of New Jersey's most influential lawmakers for a medical school job that padded his pension, in a case that also put on trial the secret political horse-trading of the state budg... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1974999 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:14:00 +0100 1974999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1458473&cid=t_151548_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fbiovail-pleads-guilty.html As reported by by Fortune (via CNNMoney.com):The big Canadian drug company [Biovail Pharmaceuticals] agreed Friday to plead guilty to U.S. kickback and conspiracy charges. The decision, which closes out a federal investigation of the company's unusual actions in support of a 2003 drug launch, means Biovail (BVF) and a New Jersey-based subsidiary will pay a $24.6 million fine to avoid a court case that could have cost them future business with federal agencies.The marketing program in question - Proving Cardizem LA through Clinical Experience, or PLACE - aimed to build physician awareness of Biovail's 2003 launch of a crucial product, the long-acting formulation of heart drug Cardizem. Skeptical hedge funds and research outfits charged that by paying doctors up to $1,000 for prescribing the... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1458473 Tue, 20 May 2008 20:48:00 +0100 1458473 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1245066&cid=t_151548_109_f&fid=34800&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FClinicalPsychologyAndPsychiatryACloserLook%2F%7E3%2F238184563%2Fmedical-bribery-we-want-details.html When drug companies provide kickbacks and bribes to physicians, they sometimes make the news for a brief spin around the news cycle, followed by shock when the same thing happens again a few news cycles later. But the point of this post is not to describe the amnesia that has befallen the media, but to wonder why nobody calls out the recipients of such lucre.To give credit where it is certainly due, Health Care Renewal and some other blogs keep a close on such behavior. But my take is that the occasional sense of outrage regarding bribes, kickbacks, and other goodies tends to be shoved nearly entirely in the direction of the drug/medical device industry. Don't get me wrong -- they deserve some serious blame and shame, but if physicians wouldn't take the enticements, then there would be no ... Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry: A Closer Look blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1245066 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:54:00 +0100 1245066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=943032&cid=t_151548_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fpicture-this.html I am plagued so I adopt a siege mentality. I absolutely refuse to make any decisions about anything before they go to school. Children are children, which means that they can recognize weakness. I am at my weakest first thing in the morning, and so that of course, is the time that they leap on their poor hapless prey.“Mom can we do Year Book?” “Um?” This question has no meaning for me at all. It is an American thing. It’s an American thing that I avoided with my older daughter, which means that I have no previous experience to fall back on. I thought that the Yearbook, was a book of photographs of every child in the class, produced in the year of their graduation. It is a memento and often has amusing notes printed within. This is wrong. This is not correct. I know it is not corr... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=943032 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:18:00 +0100 943032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=737539&cid=t_151548_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F16%2Fsfda-official-executed-for-accepting-bribes%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Daily News, Opinion, SupportFormer head of the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), was executed for taking bribes in return for approving the use of certain medicines. No, you didn't miss anything. The SFDA to which the news story refers is in China. At ease, boys- you're all safe (for now). Mike Adams of NewsTarget explains in his cartoon that the FDA is a clear and present danger to the health and safety of the American people. The agency is so deeply entangled in protecting drug company profits and corporate interests that it has utterly abandoned its mission of protecting the people. In fact, bribery is routine in the United States drug approval process. A policy exists that allows FDA decision panel experts -- the people who ... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=737539 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 737539