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Saturday, March 15, 2008

Doctors recommend medication sake of the profit

Nearly a third of doctors in the United States, with the recommendation of a drug intended own interests, writes British medical journal. Doctors are advised to take medicines that the pharmaceutical companies with which they are bound commercial relations.
The study published 215 recommendations, which included the names of various drugs, it was found that only 90 of them were made in contradiction with the interests of health. And in 31 cases, councils gave doctors who have no ties with the manufacturers of medicines.
The investigation of the activities of 685 publications advisory authors also showed that 22 percent of physicians receive from pharmaceutical companies for certain drugs quiet advertising money, 15 percent are official experts firm. While 70 per cent of those recommendations were unfounded and even harmful. In fact, many of Dr. never wanted to admit his links with Ebola.
Some time ago, a former chief editor of BMJ, Dr Richard Smith (Richard Smith) spoke very negatively on the participation of some medical journals in moving the drugs. In addition, the National Institutes of Health USA was officially forbidden to consult for pharmaceutical companies.
(Source:Hot News)