A few days ago, BBC Panaroma team disclosed that GSK was involved in bribing the doctors to prescribe their drug for patients in Poland. According to their investigations, GSK employees gave 100 Euros to doctors during 2010 to 2012 and in return asked for at least 100 prescriptions. GSK accepted these allegations but they claim that the Employer who was involved in these frauds was charged by GSK.
This Pandora Box has reminded the people about confession of GSK when it accepted the allegations that some of its employes in China were involved in bribing the doctors for cash and sexual favors during the same period.
The investigation is going on against GSK in UK because it is against the US and UK laws for any pharmaceutical company to pay doctors in order to get prescriptions of their drugs from them. If these allegations will be proved, then GSK could face heavy charges for this fraud and corruption.
Well the question arise here, is it right to pay doctors in order to get more revenue from their prescribed drugs? One of doctors who were paid by GSK presented a simple equation. He said that whoever comes to us and gives us benefits, we remember him and his drugs and forget those who don't visit us. Well it is a simple theory which we also see in Pakistan. In Pakistan, it is a common practice that doctors take bribe from pharmaceutical companies in different forms. Some are bribed with cash and some doctors take bribe in the form of restaurant deals, hotel packages and dinner packages.
The laws here are same as laws in UK and USA but no one takes action against it. Actually laws are present here but even public don't want them to be implemented because of our sick psychic. Drugs are available without any prescriptions on the medical store. Chemist doesn't care of prescribed brand and gives the brands to patients which give more profit. In this way all are looting and all are loosing. The laws should strictly be implemented in order to see fair use of drugs in country.
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