Healthy Skepticism Library item: 4417

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Publication type: Journal Article

Rosner F.
Ethical relationships between drug companies and the medical profession.
Chest 1992 Jul; 102:(1):266-9

Abstract:

This article discusses the influence of drug companies on physicians’ prescribing habits and the funding of continuing medical education and research by the pharmaceutical industry. Ethical guidelines developed in Britain and the United States to define the proper relationship between physicians and the drug industry are reviewed.

Keywords:
*analysis/United Kingdom/United States/bioethics/World Health Organization/WHO/Royal College of Physicians/Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education/American Medical Association/AMA/regulation of promotion/quality of prescribing/corporate funding/continuing medical education/drug company sponsored research/ETHICAL ISSUES IN PROMOTION: PAYMENT FOR MEALS, ACCOMODATION, TRAVEL, ENTERTAINMENT/INFLUENCE OF PROMOTION: PRESCRIBING, DRUG USE/PROMOTION DISGUISED: SUPPORT FOR CME/REGULATION, CODES, GUIDELINES: ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS/REGULATION, CODES, GUIDELINES: HEALTH PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/REGULATION, CODES, GUIDELINES: INTERNATIONAL CODES/SPONSORSHIP: RESEARCH Biomedical Research Conflict of Interest Drug Industry/economics* Drug Utilization/economics Education, Medical, Continuing/economics Ethics, Medical* Great Britain Internationality Physician's Practice Patterns/economics Research Support Training Support United States