Healthy Skepticism Library item: 4105

Warning: This library includes all items relevant to health product marketing that we are aware of regardless of quality. Often we do not agree with all or part of the contents.

Publication type: Journal Article

Schonberg SE.
Relations between physicians and pharmaceutical companies; where to draw the line.
N Engl J Med 1990 Jul 19; 323:(3):200-1

Abstract:

The author wonders if Jenike gave the talk at the symposium after he found out that all of the attendees were being sponsored by the drug company in question. The author would advocate a complete proscription of financial support by drug companies of any continuing medical education symposium or its attendees.

Keywords:
*letter to the editor/United States/ continuing medical education/ corporate funding/doctors/regulation of promotion/ETHICAL ISSUES IN PROMOTION: PAYMENT FOR MEALS, ACCOMODATION, TRAVEL, ENTERTAINMENT/PROMOTION DISGUISED: SUPPORT FOR CME Drug Industry* Ethics, Medical* Interprofessional Relations* United States