Johnson & Johnson, accused of bribing doctors and pharmacists in Romania
The SEC has recently said Johnson & Johnson has bribed doctors and pharmacists in Romania and in other countries to prescribe the company's medicine to their patients. The Romanian sibsidiary of the company has yet to respond to the accusations.
In Romania, Johnson & Johnson ranks 15th in the top of companies in the pharma industry, according to Cegedim Romania. Its market share is of 2 percent and its yearly sales on the Romanian market stay at around EUR 46 million. Worldwide, the company's turnover is of USD 61 billion.
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