(POLITIKO) Doctors working in cahoots with Bell-Kenz Pharma Inc. allegedly earn as much as P2 million monthly from prescribing medicines manufactured by the firm even if their patients do not need it, Senator Jinggoy Estrada has claimed. Doctors working in cahoots with Bell-Kenz Pharma Inc. allegedly earn as much as P2 million monthly from prescribing…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Thanks to “Jedis” and their “padawans,” the profits of a local drug distributor at the center of a supposedly anomalous marketing scheme steadily grew over the past years, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said on Monday. Delivering a privilege speech ahead of a Senate inquiry on the issue, Estrada said that Bell-Kenz Pharma…
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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — A group of doctors who own a pharmaceutical company has been giving rebates of up to P2 million, luxury cars, travel and other perks to doctors who prescribe the firm’s medicines, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada disclosed yesterday. In a privilege speech, Estrada called for a Senate probe, in aid of legislation, on…
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(GMA NEWS) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Monday called for the passage of an anti-kickback measure in the pharmaceutical industry and the practice of medicine. Estrada made the call after he alleged in a privileged speech that a pharmaceutical company was enticing doctors to prescribe its medicines in exchange for “exorbitant commissions and lavish incentives.” “I…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Medical practitioners “conniving” with pharmaceutical companies to prescribe medicines allegedly receive at least eight percent of rebates, amounting to around P2 million, based on their monthly productivity. In a privilege speech delivered during the Senate’s Monday plenary session, Senator Jinggoy Estrada detailed the controversial “multi-level marketing scheme” between some physicians and…
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Mister President, esteemed colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, Today, I rise before you with a heavy heart and a sense of moral obligation to shed light on a matter of grave concern within the medical community. It saddens me to say that a significant conflict of interest and unethical behaviors have seeped into the medical profession, compromising…
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