Overview of the criminal issues in the pharmaceuticals

Which crimes the pharmaceuticals has been committed?

According to a report made in USA [1] the penalties committed by the Pharmaceuticals involves overcharging Government Health Programs, unlawful promotion, kickbacks, monopoly practices, concealing data, poor manufacturing practices, financial violations and illegal distribution. It is interesting to point that corporate crime includes those committed by individual employees and those committed by institutions. Investigate the Pharmaceutical Industry under a criminological view is a way to identify how to reduce the corporate crime in this sector.

 

[1] ALMASHAT, Sammy; WOLFE, Sidney M.; CAROME, Michael. Twenty-five years of pharmaceutical industry criminal and civil penalties: 1991 through 2015. Public Citizen, 2016.