The Spanish national football team is touring the capital Madrid in an open-top bus to celebrate its victory in the Euro 2012 Championship. Spain beat Italy 4-0 in the final in Kiev on Sunday. Earlier on Monday, the team met the Spanish royal family.
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The British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay $3bn to settle what US officials are calling the biggest healthcare fraud in American history. The authorities say Glaxo has broken US laws in the marketing of several of its products as Paul Adams reports from Washington.
英国制药公司葛兰素史克同意支付30亿美元,来解决美国官方所谓的美国历史上最大的医疗诈骗案。当局称葛兰素在对几种产品进行市场营销时违反了美国法律。保罗·亚当斯在华盛顿报道。
Among the allegations are the GSK tried to get patients under the age of 18 to use an antidepressants Paxil that had only been approved for adults, and that it promoted another drug Wellbutrin for uses that had not yet been approved. Prosecutors also alleged that the company distributed misleading information and influenced doctors with meals and spa treatments, which amounted to kickbacks. In a statement, GlaxoSmithKline expressed regret and said the company had learnt from its mistakes.
葛兰素面临的指控之一,就是试图让18岁以下的病人使用抗抑郁药帕罗西汀,而这种药只能供成人使用,并促销尚未经过批准的药物安非他酮。检察官说,该公司传播误导信息,用请吃饭和SPA来收买医生,相当于给医生回扣。葛兰素史克在声明中表示遗憾,称已从错误中吸取了教训。