German doctors receive half a million euros in bribes

In addition, a research was started and several offices of doctors, pharmacists, a hospital, and private property.

This is the biggest search ever done in Hamburg, with more than 420 police officers and six prosecutors participating in the action, German media reports.

“Cytoservice” is a leading producer of infusions used in cancer therapy.

Business Crimes Prosecutor Lidi Ettering said an investigation is under way against 14 people, including three pharmacists, nine doctors and two in management positions in the company.

According to German television ARD, the company bribed doctors.

Since January 2017, some doctors have received more than half a million euros from Bitoservice, received irreversible loans, used luxury vehicles and other equipment, as well as some equipment purchased for practice.

He asked doctors to describe infusion patients produced by that company.

Ethering says the prosecution accuses suspects of bribery and accounting fraud.

In cancer therapy, doctors decide which special drugs may recommend patients to buy infusions with their recipes.

A therapy costs up to 100,000 euros, Kosovo Prees broadcasts.

Recipes like these are very profitable for pharmacies and drug producers, so they are also called <x0 mharmacoticari” in the pharmaceutical industry.