Police Investigate Hanyang University Hospital Plastic Surgery Professor Over Alleged Pharmaceutical Company 'Rebate'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] The police have launched an investigation into professors who received rebates from a pharmaceutical company in exchange for prescribing specific medicines.

The Jungnang Police Station in Seoul announced on the 22nd that they have booked and are investigating four individuals, including three professors from the Department of Plastic Surgery at Hanyang University Hospital and one employee of the pharmaceutical company, on charges of embezzlement and bribery.

The police received intelligence late last year that a pharmaceutical company provided several million won to professors at this hospital in exchange for prescribing certain medicines and have been conducting a preliminary investigation. On the 20th and 21st of this month, they conducted searches and seizures at the plastic surgery offices of Hanyang University Hospital in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, and Hanyang University Guri Hospital in Guri-si, Gyeonggi Province, securing related materials.

The police stated, "This is still the early stage of the investigation," and added, "We plan to analyze the secured materials and summon related individuals to accurately ascertain the facts."

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