Sunday, February 28, 2010

Drugmakers put doctors on marketing payrolls: Companies come clean as fees draw scrutiny - NewsFlash

Like thousands of physicians across the United States, Dr. Ajay Chaudhuri gets paid by pharmaceutical companies to teach doctors and nurses about the latest medications to treat the diseases in his field. The $79,037 that the Buffalo specialist received from Eli Lilly & Co. to talk at 69 events in the first three quarters of 2009 makes him one of the company's highest earners as a speaker about its products.

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