Healthy Skepticism Library item: 6767

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Publication type: Journal Article

Sweet M.
Healthy profits (part 3)
MaLAM International News 1997 Nov-Dec; 15:(11-12):1-4

Abstract:

Drug trials are funded more and more often by pharmaceutical companies and this source of funding may introduce biases. Companies may try and suppress research that does not support their products. Although companies claim that they are interested in educating physicians critics in Australia do not believe them and claim that promotion encourages the overuse of drugs.

Keywords:
*analysis/Australia/developed countries/ value of promotion/ sales representatives/ reporting of results/ quality of information/ drug company sponsored research/ quality of prescribing/ATTITUDES REGARDING PROMOTION: INDUSTRY/EVALUATION OF PROMOTION: DETAILING/INFLUENCE OF PROMOTION: OUTCOME OF CLINICAL TRIALS/INFLUENCE OF PROMOTION: PRESCRIBING, DRUG USE/INFLUENCE OF PROMOTION: PUBLICATION/PROMOTION AND HEALTH NEEDS: PROMOTION IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES