Western Pharma Giants Paid Millions to Russian Distributors Linked to Fraud, Whistleblower Report Says

🇷🇺 The Moscow Times (RU) —
Western Pharma Giants Paid Millions to Russian Distributors Linked to Fraud, Whistleblower Report Says

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A whistleblower report alleges that Merck, Eli Lilly, Novartis and AstraZeneca made millions in payments to Russian distributors linked to a corruption scheme. The scheme allegedly kept medicine prices high and restricted competition in Russia’s public healthcare system.

The payments by Merck, Eli Lilly, Novartis and AstraZeneca allegedly helped fund a corruption scheme that kept drug prices high and limited competition across Russia’s public healthcare system.

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