Novo Nordisk Named And Shamed For Paying Pharmacists To Boost Weight Loss Drug Sales
Training Scheme Was Disguised Promotion, UK Watchdog Finds
Executive Summary
The company has been publicly reprimanded for its training program for UK pharmacists, which the industry watchdog judged to be solely focused on increasing use of weight loss drug Saxenda
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