Healthy Skepticism Library item: 671
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Publication type: Journal Article
La Puma J.
Physician rewards for postmarketing surveillance (seeding studies) in the US.
Pharmacoeconomics 1995 Mar; 7:(3):187-90
Keywords:
*analysis
United States
bioethics
drug company sponsored research
conflict of interest
relationship between medical profession and industry
reimbursement to doctors
ETHICAL ISSUES IN PROMOTION: PAYMENTS IN STUDIES
PROMOTION DISGUISED: POSTMARKETING RESEARCH
Notes:
This study briefly describes the goals and settings of postmarketing surveillance and the ethical dilemmas it presents for clinicians, including financial conflicts of interest. The author presents five reasons why industry should forego physician rewards for postmarketing surveillance.
