In 2012, GlaxoSmithKline, the world’s fourth-largest pharmaceutical company, pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the single-largest case of health care fraud in American history. Accused of bribing doctors, promoting its medications for unapproved uses and failing to report safety data, the British firm agreed to pay $3 billion in fines,
Pharmaceutical Industry Rolls Back Dr. Speaker Fees
The pharmaceutical industry seems to be spending less on speaker fees, but it hasn’t stopped influencing doctors and other medical personnel.