Dark Pharma · DP-031
HE PAID THE DOCTORS $3,200 PER DINNER. THE DINNERS LASTED NINETEEN MINUTES. COMPLIANCE CALLED THEM EDUCATIONAL.
Internal data from Meridian Therapeutics indicated a staggering 412% increase in Subsys prescriptions among physicians who attended three or more dinner events. A mere nineteen-minute dinner could cost the company up to $6,500 per speaker. This structure led to prescriptions written largely for patients without cancer diagnoses.
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