Healthy Skepticism Library item: 1869
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Publication type: Journal Article
Forrest DM, Ruedy J.
Proposed guidelines for housestaff interaction with pharmaceutical companies.
Ann R Coll Physicians Surg Can 1993 Oct; 26:(5):291-3
Abstract:
The relationship between the medical profession and the pharmaceutical companies is complex, since industry depends on physicians for research and development, and for sales of its products. As a result, physician interactions with industry could undermine the patient-centered medical ethic, and jeopardize the physician-patient relationship. There is evidence that physicians are influenced by their encounters with the pharmaceutical industry. Particularly troubling is the increasing interaction of pharmaceutical companies and housestaff through detailing and educational support. Several studies have documented the pervasiveness of such relationships in training programs. Although professional bodies have developed criteria to help physicians in their dealings with the pharmaceutical industry, no principles have yet been formulated to address the unique aspects of resident contact with pharmaceutical companies. Guidelines designed to answer this need are proposed in this article.
Keywords:
Conflict of Interest*
Drug Industry/economics*
Drug Industry/ethics*
Education, Medical, Graduate
Financial Support
Guidelines*
Humans
Internship and Residency/economics*
Internship and Residency/ethics*
Interprofessional Relations/ethics*
Marketing/ethics
Persuasive Communication
Physician's Practice Patterns
Physician-Patient Relations
Physicians/economics*
Physicians/ethics*
Prescriptions, Drug
*guidelines, discussion of/Canada/ relationship between physicians in training and industry/REGULATION, CODES, GUIDELINES: CONTACT WITH MEDICAL STUDENTS AND HOSPITAL STAFF
Notes:
Reply from: W. Desmond R. Writer, Annals of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada 1994;27:46.
