An investigation by ProPublica found that at least 21 doctors have been paid more than $500,000 for speeches and consulting by drugs manufacturers since 2009, with half of the top earners working in psychiatry, and about $2 billion in total paid to doctors for such services. AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly have paid billions of dollars in federal settlements over allegations that they paid doctors to promote drugs for unapproved uses. Some prominent medical schools have since tightened rules on faculty acceptance of such payments by drug companies. COUNT 8
QSN1 Who conduced an investigation on doctors? ANS1 ProPublica QSN2 Billions of dollars have been paid by which companies? ANS2 AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly QSN3 How much was discovered to have been paid to doctors by drug companies? ANS3 more than $500,000 QSN4 What was the reason these companies have to pay fines? ANS4 allegations that they paid doctors to promote drugs for unapproved uses QSN5 How many doctors have been paid by varies companies? ANS5 at least 21 QSN6 A ProPublica study found that some doctors were being paid how much money for speeches? ANS6 more than $500,000 QSN7 Half of the top earners were mostly in what field? ANS7 psychiatry QSN8 Drug manufacturers paid off doctors a total of how much money? ANS8 $2 billion