Drug Companies pay doctors to sell drugs to other doctors
source: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/cnn-news/21106691/detail.html
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Pharmaceutical companies are paying doctors in Massachusetts and across the country stunning amounts of money.
Drug manufacturer Eli Lilly recently released a list of doctors paid to do what's called advising and education. But critics say these payments are for nothing more than a sales pitch, and they create a conflict of interest.
"They're salespeople with MDs after their names," said Dan Carlat, a Newburyport psychiatrist.
Carlat used to be on another drug company's payroll. "I called myself a drug whore," Carlat said. "That really is what it feels like when you're doing it."
Drug manufacturer Eli Lilly recently released a list of doctors paid to do what's called advising and education. But critics say these payments are for nothing more than a sales pitch, and they create a conflict of interest.
"They're salespeople with MDs after their names," said Dan Carlat, a Newburyport psychiatrist.
Carlat used to be on another drug company's payroll. "I called myself a drug whore," Carlat said. "That really is what it feels like when you're doing it."
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