Healthy Skepticism Library item: 16022

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Publication type: Journal Article

Zoutman DE, Ford BD, Bassili AR.
A call for the regulation of prescription data mining
CMAJ 2000 Oct 30; 163:(9):1146
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/163/9/1146

Abstract:

The data necessary to generate individual physician-prescribing profiles are compiled using information from retail pharmacies and are sold to the pharmaceutical industry. Many physicians and pharmacists are not aware of physician-linked prescription data mining and their informed consent is not sought. The intent of this article is to foster debate about prescription data mining practices in Canada, especially with regard to the statement of principles concerning the sale and use of data on individual physicians’ prescribing1 drawn up by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA).

Keywords:
Canada Data Collection/legislation & jurisprudence* Drug Industry/legislation & jurisprudence* Drug Prescriptions/statistics & numerical data* Ethics, Medical* Humans Pharmacies/legislation & jurisprudence*

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