Saudi FDA Wants Device & Drug Firms To Report Payments To Doctors, Health Institutions
Executive Summary
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority has finalized the details of a new transparency initiative under which medical device and pharmaceutical companies will have to disclose their financial relationships with health-care professionals and institutions.
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