Judicial sources told Agerpres that Roche is on the list of companies involved Romania, the structure of the multinational concern ROCHE (drug manufacturer), Actavis SRL (drug manufacturer / distributor), but also Pfizer Romania SRL (biopharmaceutical company), Teva Pharmaceuticals Romania SRL (pharmaceutical company), Novartis Pharma Services (drug manufacturer), Alvogen Romania SRL (drug manufacturer), Sandoz Pharma Services SRL (pharmaceutical company), Glaxosmithkline Romania SRL (drug manufacturer), Egis International (pharmaceutical company), Romastru Trading (drug distributor), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals SRL (drug manufacturer) .
According to the cited sources, the research showed that, regarding the activity carried out by Roche Romania SRL and Actavis SRL, it was coordinated, in order to prescribe with preference the products of these companies to maximize sales / profit, by Dan Zamonea, former general manager at Roche Romania SRL, Teodor Lucuta, former economic director at the same company, and Dan Ivan, general manager at Actavis SRL.
Extensive searches of doctors and pharmacists. The reaction of the Minister of Health
In this case, they were carried out on Tuesday searches in Bucharest and in the counties of Ilfov, Sibiu, Mures, Salaj, Cluj, Bistrita-Nasaud and Timis, the deeds being committed between 2012 and 2015, according to DNA.
Doctors who supported drug manufacturers, rewarded with vacations in France, Canada, USA
Judicial sources show that they would involve heads of oncology clinics and departments, oncologists, coordinators and heads of the National Health Program – the oncology subprogram, as well as a chairman of the Oncology Commission, an inspector at DSP Mures, which controls pharmacies. and over 10 zonal representatives of drug companies.
Some of the doctors involved are part of the drug procurement commissions organized at the hospital level and would have claimed and received benefits or the providers offered them benefits.
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