The reaction of general medicine in the service of the Hyenas is strong, which broadcast the interview of a pharmaceutical informant of a large drug multinational according to which companies would make black funds available to pay gifts to doctors in exchange for the prescription of some drugs or to the pharmacist who offers his advice to show his sales data. On the one hand, Fimmg has given a mandate to lawyers "to evaluate the existence of possible reasons for a lawsuit to protect the good name of the category" and says it is "ready and available" for a public discussion on the issues raised. «In fact» denounces Giacomo Milillo, secretary general of the union, «the report describes a health system managed in a criminal way by tens of thousands of doctors, pharmacists and medical-scientific representatives in which professionals prescribe drugs beyond what is necessary and use the non-substitutability in exchange for gifts, trips to exotic locations and even cars». But, continues Milillo, "we are instead interested in reaffirming our convictions with absolute decision, on the basis of which we have disseminated precise guidelines of behavior to our doctors: we do not question the efficacy of generic drugs, it must also be said that it is not it is absolutely true that equivalent drugs are identical to each other: the concept of equivalence refers to "laboratory" pharmacological concepts and not to medical practice in the field. The doctor has numerous well-founded reasons which impose on him the ethical duty to write "non-replaceable" on the prescription, not least to avoid elements of confusion for the patient». Simg also intervened on the matter, reiterating the proposal to measure the value of the doctor: «These journalistic reports feed a false image of general medicine» explains the president Claudio Cricelli «to which is added, like a sad periodic réfrain, the suspicion of corruption . But why are the data on the results of treatment of individual white coats not available so that the patient can finally choose the doctor for his objective professional value? The backwardness of the healthcare organization culture produces the results that have generated the controversy of recent days. The principles of equal remuneration for all and the absence of criteria for the differentiated evaluation of the quality of services must be overcome».
March 26, 2012 – DoctorNews
Farmindustria: a lawyer has been mandated against the Hyenas
The reaction of the industry at the service of the Hyenas is strong, which on Thursday aired the story of a pharmaceutical informant of a large drug multinational according to which companies would make black funds available to pay gifts to doctors in exchange for the prescription of some drugs or to the pharmacist who offers his advice to show his sales data. So much so that Farmindustria has already given a mandate to lawyers "to protect the credibility of its associates, undermined only on the basis of an anonymous complaint". This decision was also taken by Fimmg, the main trade union of general medicine, called into question by t
