Health Bulletin
Abbott suspends giving gifts to doctors in India
Abbott Laboratories Inc. has instructed its sales representatives in India not to give gifts to doctors, who are prohibited by local law from accepting them, a practice that has been used as a bargaining chip by companies wanting a piece of the country's burgeoning healthcare market.
Only Abbott-approved clinical/scientific literature may be distributed to current and potential customers and no brand reminders or therapy reminders will be given to any current and potential customer and no further brand reminders or therapy reminders should be ordered.
Accepting gifts or travel arrangements from drugmakers is against the law in India, but enforcement was inconsistent.
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