From BBC News:
The medicines regulator is re-examining how a bogus pharmacist bought large quantities of slimming pills and got funding from a pharmaceutical giant.
Robin Huxley, a salesman from Barnsley, was jailed last month for 14 months for illegally prescribing Xenical.
Roche, which markets Xenical, believed Huxley was a pharmacist running a group of slimming clinics alongside a doctor.
The company says it was simply the victim of crime, but an ex-employee has raised concerns about its practices.
Dr. Ryta Kuzel, the former head of regulatory affairs, said: "I feel strongly Roche's business practices have put people's lives at risk and they haven't been called to account." ...more
Sunday, April 06, 2008
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