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Charles Ornstein , Tracy Weber and Dan Nguyen, ProPublica

Docs On Pharma Payroll Have Blemished Records, Limited Credentials

By Charles Ornstein , Tracy Weber and Dan Nguyen, ProPublica October 19, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Drug companies say they hire the most-respected doctors in their fields to teach about the benefits and risks of their drugs. But ProPublica uncovered hundreds of doctors on company payrolls who had been accused of professional misconduct, were disciplined by state boards or lacked credentials.

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