Healthy Skepticism Library item: 5905

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Publication type: Journal Article

Forrest DM, Ruedy J.
Proposed guidelines
Annals of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada 1994; 27:46-47

Abstract:

Although a constructive relationship between the pharmaceutical industry and the medical profession must exist there is plentiful evidence that such interaction can influence physicians and therefore jeopardize the patient-centred ethic that underpins medical practice. Guidelines serve to help us ensure that this does not happen.

Keywords:
*letter to the editor/Canada/ relationship between physicians in training and industry/ doctor-patient relationship/ quality of prescribing/ATTITUDES REGARDING PROMOTION: HEALTH PROFESSIONALS/INFLUENCE OF PROMOTION: DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP/REGULATION, CODES, GUIDELINES: CONTACT WITH MEDICAL STUDENTS AND HOSPITAL STAFF