BMJ 2008;336:1208-1209 (31 May), doi:10.1136/bmj.39591.450856.DB
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Italian police arrest drug agency officials over alleged falsification of data
Michael Day
1 Milan
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A scandal involving drug licences for cash has engulfed Italy’s drug regulatory agency, and leading officials have been arrested, along with people linked to major drug companies.
The most senior figure to have been arrested and held by the police in his own home ("arresto al domiciliaro") is Pasqualino Rossi, vice president of the Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (AIFA), the Italian Agency for Pharmaceuticals. Dr Rossi is also one of Italy’s most senior representatives at the European Medicines Agency (EMEA).
Six drug company lobbyists have also been held. As the BMJ went to press, four people were in custody and three were under house arrest. Another individual wanted by the police was not in Italy.
Arrest warrants were issued after a Turin investigating judge, Sandra Recchione, saw a 700 page police report concerning alleged falsification, in return for cash payments, of clinical data needed for drug licences.
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