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Urgo affair: the president of the Federation of Pharmaceutical Unions sees it as a “confusion” for pharmacists
From 2015 to 2021, Urgo laboratories offered pharmacists worth 55 million euros in gifts. Guest of 12/13 info, Thursday January 11, the president of the Federation of Pharmaceutical Unions, Philippe Besset, returns to this scandal. – (Franceinfo)
From 2015 to 2021, Urgo laboratories offered gifts, the amount of which is estimated at 55 million euros, to pharmacists. Guest of 12/13 info, Thursday January 11, the president of the Federation of Pharmaceutical Unions, Philippe Besset, returns to this scandal.
From 2015 to 2021, nearly 8,000 pharmacists, i.e. 40% members of the profession, would have accepted gifts from pharmaceutical giants. The amount of fraud committed by laboratories Urgo amounts to 55 million euros. “It is completely legal (…) to have relationships with health industries and producers of health products to purchase medicines for the pharmacy”, has first of all reminded Philippe Bessetpresident of the Federation of Pharmaceutical Unions of France, in the 12/13 info of Thursday January 11.
“A distinction to be made”
“What some of my colleagues have not understood is that there is a distinction to be made between the pharmacy business and the individual pharmacist”exposed Philippe Besset. Pharmacists “accepted things on a personal basis, which is obviously irregular”has echoed Philippe Besset. “There is a real problem of confusion between personal assets and professional assets”he concluded.
