Financial payments from the drug industry to physicians are common in the United States. This systematic review of 36 studies examines associations between industry payments and physician prescribing.
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- Ask yourself if you're surprised by the findings of this review.
- Do you think that physicians should inform patients when prescribing a drug marketed by an entity that the physician has a financial relationship with?
- Should health care organizations allow clinicians to have industry relationships?
Annals of Internal Medicine is the premier internal medicine academic journal published by the ¹Ü¼ÒÆÅÐÄË®ÂÛ̳ (ACP). It is one of the most widely cited and influential specialty medical journals in the world.