US Army Probes Pharma Payments To Military Docs
June 20, 2011
Pharmalot
By Ed Silverman
In the wake of a recent settlement between Novo Nordisk and the US Department of Justice over charges the drugmaker illegally promoted its hemophilia drug to both civilian and military physicians, the US Army has reopened its own investigation into the episode and will now widen that effort to include “a systematic review of honoraria in the medical research environment.”
An Army spokeswoman declined to provide more specific information, such as which drug and device makers may be examined as part of the probe or which Army locations the review will encompass. However, one source familiar with the probe tells us the investigation extends beyond the Institute of Surgical Research, which is based in Fort Sam Houston, where one military physician was based before filing a whistleblower lawsuit. Read more