The relationship between a physician and a biomedical firm is often important, and can be
useful to both parties. However, there is a danger that the substantial resources available to …

Let me begin by making my positionperfectly clear on the guidelines contained in this report:
I believe that the recommendations should be accepted and translated into the operating …

T he celebrations of the 50th an-niversary of Victory in Europe Day brought to mind the
famous quotation from former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill:" Never in the field of …

The Canadian medical profession has a long history of allying itself with the Canadian
pharmaceutical industry. This alliance exists on two levels: medical associations and …

The distinction between what society expects of physicians and what it expects of people in
business is clear. Both are expected to earn their living from their occupation, but the relation …

The Royal College of Physicians set up a Working Party in 1984 to consider relations
between physicians and the pharmaceutical industry because of anxiety over'well publicised …

SIR,-May I thank Dr Richard Smith for his concise review (11 October, p 905) ofthe
relationship between doctors and drug companies. The issue is indeed pressing. Clear …

An ethical physician will recognize that the profession demands of him integrity and
dedication to its search for truth and its service to mankind... and will avoid advocacy of any …

Comme les gouvemements reduisent l'appui qu'ils accordent aux facultes des sciences de
la sante, les universites doivent se tourner de plus en plus vers l'industrie pharmaceutique …

Background: There is extensive and varied interaction between the pharmaceutical industry
and the medical profession. Most empirical research concerns contact between individual …