Eli Lilly paid kickbacks to Chinese doctors for new patients taking insulin

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Eli Lilly and Co. has spent millions of dollars on kickbacks to doctors in China for new patients who started using the drugmaker?s insulin products, according to a report from a Chinese newspaper.

The 21st Century Business Herald reported that the Indianapolis company spent at least 30 million yuan, or about $4.9 million, in direct kickbacks to doctors. The paper cites a former Lilly executive it identified using the pseudonym Wang Wei.

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