I have known this for years after dating a nurse for a few years but have not heard of such a blatant incident. That's crazy and I could see myself changing physicians because he is more interested in that trip to Tahiti for pushing the certain drug than he/she is in the health of the patient.
They pharm companies seem alot like these political special interests groups who push their agenda by greasing the palms of the folks who can give them what they want.