Doctors rely on wages and performance to make up most of the income, there is part of the gray income, commonly known as commission, is what we call kickbacks, such as outpatient doctors will give patients prescribe drugs, that some drug distributors will find doctors recommend their drugs, which will naturally have a kickback.
For example:
A pharmaceutical representative told reporters that the doctor took the drug rebates accounted for about 35% of the price of drugs.
Pharmaceutical representative: What do you think of our policy (kickbacks) this piece?
Doctor: it should be at least 20 points or more, others are good more than 30 points, you and others how to compare. This drug price is so high, the enterprise is so big, but also this, can not figure out you are still a big business.
Pharmaceutical representatives: now there are some meetings in this area.
Doctor: meeting to learn who to attend? This time there is no time to go. Other drugs are cheaper than you guys, right? Only more than 20 dollars / box, his policy (rebate) than you better, 5 dollars. You give 4 dollars, more than 30 / box it, how to do it? Good relationship with you guys, use a little bit.
Not only in Shanghai, Changsha, a doctor's generation also said that they returned to the doctor's drug rebates, the proportion of high in about 40%.