Healthy Skepticism Library item: 13481

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Publication type: Journal Article

Dyer O.
GP advised patients to take pills made by company she worked for
BMJ 2008 Mar 29; 336:(7646):689
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/336/7646/689-e

Abstract:

An out of hours GP who encouraged patients to take nutritional supplements from which she stood to profit must work under imposed conditions for 15 months, after a General Medical Council panel found she had abused her power as a doctor.

Vivienne Balonwu gave promotional leaflets and DVDs that made extravagant claims about the benefits of glyconutrients to four patients whom she visited at their homes in the early weeks of 2006…

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