Doctors eagerly welcome big pharma's money
EXCLUSIVE: 71,000 doctors in Germany received millions of euros from the pharmaceutical industry.
Investigation
Euros for Doctors
Only around a quarter of doctors and health care professionals agreed to the publication of their fees and conference and travel expenses.
Detailed payments to doctors related to studies and non-interventional studies are not published by the pharma companies.
Stefan Machtens agreed to the publication of these payments:
| Company | Payment type | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | €16,048.05 | ||
| Amgen GmbH | fees | €800.00 | – |
| Amgen GmbH | related expenses | €246.00 | – |
| Astellas Pharma GmbH | fees | €1,200.00 | – |
| Astellas Pharma GmbH | registration fees | €1,165.77 | – |
| Astellas Pharma GmbH | travel & accommodation | €1,538.16 | – |
| Ipsen Pharma GmbH | fees | €1,500.00 | – |
| Ipsen Pharma GmbH | related expenses | €159.00 | – |
| Janssen-Cilag GmbH | fees | €1,000.00 | – |
| Janssen-Cilag GmbH | related expenses | €12.00 | – |
| Novartis Pharma GmbH | fees | €500.00 | – |
| Novartis Pharma GmbH | related expenses | €27.00 | – |
| Pfizer Deutschland GmbH/ Pfizer Pharma GmbH/ Pharmacia GmbH | fees | €400.00 | – |
| Pfizer Deutschland GmbH/ Pfizer Pharma GmbH/ Pharmacia GmbH | related expenses | €96.00 | – |
| Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH | fees | €5,322.00 | – |
| Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH | registration fees | €566.62 | – |
| Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH | related expenses | €1,147.85 | – |
| Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH | travel & accommodation | €367.65 | – |
More organisations and doctors at similar address
| Marien-Krankenhaus | Dr.-Robert-Koch-Straße | €10,312.00 |
| Stephanie Deutschbein | Dr.-Robert-Koch-Straße | €1,103.60 |
| Klinik für Innere Medizin | Dr.-Robert-Koch-Straße | €500.00 |
| Volker Wittkamp | Dr.-Robert-Koch-Straße | €437.93 |
| Birgit Karathanassis | Dr.-Robert-Koch-Straße | €58.41 | More recipient near this address |
More doctors and organisations nearby
| Thomas Meuser | Dr.-Robert-Koch-Str. 18 | €6,713.30 |
| Stefan Machtens | Dr.-Robert-Koch-Str. 18 | €12,211.50 |
| Christian Kleinhorst | Dr.-Robert-Koch-Straße | €4,710.63 |
| Stephanie Lindhorst | Dr.-Robert-Koch-Str. 18 | €457.09 |
| Christian Kleinhorst | Dr.-Robert-Koch-Str. 18 | €400.00 | More recipient near this address |
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