“It’s high time . . .”
This Special Investigation by John Naish is from today’s Daily Mail:
Tag: Disclosure of industry payments to the healthcare sector
“doctors pushing new drugs . . .”
This Special Investigation by John Naish is from today’s Daily Mail:
‘CEP calls for UK Sunshine Act’
Last week the Council for Evidenced-Based Psychiatry (CEP) called for “the implementation of a UK Sunshine Act to make transparent the financial relationships between doctors and pharmaceutical companies & the … Continue reading ‘CEP calls for UK Sunshine Act’
Paid opinion leaders and GSK
The quote above is from Corridors of power, Chapter 5, by C P. Snow: The following U-turn by GSK was reported in the BMJ: This led the BMJ Editor in Chief … Continue reading Paid opinion leaders and GSK
New Zealand – Let the sunshine in: making industry payments to doctors transparent
The following paper was recently sent to me by Professor Tim Stokes. It is an excellent summary of the situation in New Zealand. A good deal of my Scottish forebears … Continue reading New Zealand – Let the sunshine in: making industry payments to doctors transparent
“Packaging up old myths”
Last week the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) held its Annual Conference: The Pharmaceutical Industry are concerned about an “affordability conundrum”: This BBC Report from November 2014: “Pharmaceutical Industry … Continue reading “Packaging up old myths”
Why the GMC should set up a central registry of doctors’ competing interests
Open Letter to the General Medical Council Why the GMC should set up a central registry of doctors’ competing interests Published 15 January 2014 Margaret McCartney, general practitioner, Glasgow, Ben … Continue reading Why the GMC should set up a central registry of doctors’ competing interests