Pharma companies make it easier to track their spending on doctors
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The names of doctors receiving drug company payments will be listed on a single website for the first time in the push to improve transparency over the links between pharma and the medical profession.
Since 2015, payments made to health professionals — including speaker and consultant fees, as well as the cost of airfares and accommodation — have been published every six months by 33 pharmaceutical companies who make up Medicines Australia.