Thursday, April 21, 2005

The influence of the pharmaceutical industry

The House of Commons Health Select Committee has published its report "The influence of the pharmaceutical industry" today.

Coincidentally, this is also a hot topic on ER at the moment, Dr. Carter being much exercised with the reliance of the hospital on pharmaceutical company money, and about a drug that he believes was released too soon.

A note - the current BMJ (16th April 2005) has several pieces about this subject. The Guardian (Thursday 21st April) has an article about ghostwritten papers being placed in medical journals by pharmaceutical companies.

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