Healthy Skepticism Library item: 672
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Publication type: Journal Article
La Puma J, Stocking CB, Rhoades WD, Darling CM, Ferner RE, Neuberger J, VandenBurg M, Dews I, Tobias JS.
Financial ties as part of informed consent to postmarketing research. Attitudes of American doctors and patients
BMJ 1995 Jun 24; 310:1660-1661
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/310/6995/1660
Abstract:
Postmarketing research, often called phase IV trials, is intended to familiarise doctors and patients with newly approved drugs. La Puma and colleagues, in Chicago, studied doctors’ and patients’ attitudes to whether doctors should receive payment for taking part in such research. We asked for commentaries on their findings from four ethical experts, who put the study in a British context, present the views of patients, and examine some methodological assumptions.
Keywords:
*analytic survey
United States
United Kingdom
patients
drug company sponsored research
reimbursement to doctors
ETHICAL ISSUES IN PROMOTION: PAYMENTS IN STUDIES
SPONSORSHIP: RESEARCH
