Healthy Skepticism Library item: 4100

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Publication type: Journal Article

Russell R, Nelson PJ, Ohri L.
Ethical guidelines for promotion of prescription drugs to physicians
New England Journal of Medicine 1990; 322:64-65

Abstract:

The authors describe the system their clinic uses to select drugs for the formulary and to get unbiased drug information without raising ethical issues or conflicts of interest.

Keywords:
*letter to the editor/United States/formularies/source of information/conflict of interest/INFLUENCE OF PROMOTION: FORMULARY INCLUSIO