Are Big Pharma gifts to physicians an expensive problem, or a red herring?
Washington Examiner,
Physicians are influenced by marketing. That's no surprise. So are most consumers, as evidenced by television and radio…
I Went On A Quest For Legit Health Tips At Gwyneth's Goop Summit
Lifehacker,
Gwyneth Paltrow used to be best known as an actress, but in the last decade she's built an even bigger reputation as a health…
Opinion | Big Pharma gives your doctor gifts. Then your doctor gives you Big Pharma’s drugs.
Washington Post,
(Zoran Ivanovich/iStock) By Nicole Van Groningen June 13 at 7:56 PM Nicole Van Groningen is an internal medicine physician at…
Even If Dana Rohrabacher Was a Russian Asset, Would He Know?
Wired.com,
Dana Rohrabacher, a Republican who has represented Huntington Beach, California for 14 terms on Capitol Hill, has a bummer of a…
Ain’t no sunshine on Canadian doctors’ conflicts of interest
Health Medicinet,
Hello and happy Saturday! Here’s our roundup of the week’s interesting and eclectic news in health and medical science.
Ain't no sunshine on Canadian doctors' conflicts of interest
CBC,
Hello and happy Saturday! Here's our roundup of the week's interesting and eclectic news in health and medical science.
What I Want For National Doctors' Day: Lower Drug Prices For Patients
Huffington Post,
03/30/2017 10:42 am ET | Updated 2 hours ago I am not a fan of National Doctors’ Day.
Two-thirds of patients are seen by doctors who got industry money
Philly.com,
Been to the doctor lately? Chances are you saw a physician who gets payments from a drug company or medical device maker.
Drug companies pay doctors, nurses $9.5 million in six months for advice, event attendance
The Canberra Times,
The giants of the global pharmaceutical industry have continued paying doctors and nurses for their advice and to attend events…
Drug companies pay doctors, nurses $9.5 million in six months for advice, event attendance
The North West Star,
Drug companies paid doctors and other 'health professionals' at least $9.5 million in six months last year for their advice and…
Drug companies pay doctors, nurses $9.5 million in six months for advice, event attendance
Goulbourn Post,
Drug companies paid doctors and other 'health professionals' at least $9.5 million in six months last year for their advice and…
Drug companies pay doctors, nurses $9.5 million in six months for advice, event attendance
Illawarra Mercury,
Drug companies paid doctors and other 'health professionals' at least $9.5 million in six months last year for their advice and…
Drug companies pay doctors, nurses $9.5 million in six months for advice, event attendance
The Advocate ,
Drug companies paid doctors and other 'health professionals' at least $9.5 million in six months last year for their advice and…
Drug companies pay doctors, nurses $9.5 million in six months for advice, event attendance
The Border Mail,
Drug companies paid doctors and other 'health professionals' at least $9.5 million in six months last year for their advice and…
If Obamacare is dismantled, keep the Physician Payment Sunshine Act
Stat News,
The Physician Payment Sunshine Act has been a valuable tool for revealing industry payments to our nation’s physicians.
If Obamacare is dismantled, keep the Physician Payment Sunshine Act
Stat News,
The Physician Payment Sunshine Act has been a valuable tool for revealing industry payments to our nation’s physicians.
Battle erupts over how to treat gout, no longer the ‘disease of kings’
Stat News,
It was once seen as the disease of kings, afflicting only the lazy and gluttonous.
Battle erupts over how to treat gout, no longer the ‘disease of kings’
Stat News,
It was once seen as the disease of kings, afflicting only the lazy and gluttonous.
Battle erupts over how to treat gout, no longer the ‘disease of kings’
FOX News,
It was once seen as the disease of kings, afflicting only the lazy and gluttonous.
Everyone Is Vulnerable To Conflicts Of Interest. Including Donald Trump.
FiveThirtyEight,
“The president can’t have a conflict of interest,” Donald Trump told The New York Times in November.
Geld von Pharma an Ärzte: "Transparenz im Anfangsstadium"
Der Standard,
Wien – Im Jahr 2014 wurde vom Verband der pharmazeutischen Industrie Österreich (Pharmig) ein Verhaltenskodex festgelegt.
Drug industry’s quest for profits yields superbugs
Lexington Herald Leader,
It has been three years since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention effectively declared victory in the fight against…
Dr. Joseph Sirven: The Pen
KJZZ,
(Photo courtesy of Dr. Sirven) Dr. Joseph Sirven If you believe that physicians can’t police themselves when it comes to the…
Einfluss durch Pharmafirmen: Wirkstoffe für Ärzte
Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten,
Konsultation. In vielen Praxen gehören neben Patienten auch Pharmareferenten zu regelmäßigen Besuchern.
Wirkstoffe für Ärzte
Der Tagesspiegel,
Ändert sich etwas an der Behandlung, wenn ein Arzt Zuwendungen von Arzneimittelherstellern bekommt? Das fragen sich viele, seit…
Scheintransparenz: Big Pharma in Spendierlaune
DocCheck News,
15. Juli 2016 Pharmazeutische Hersteller veröffentlichen in Deutschland erstmals Zahlungen an Health Professionals auf…
Irresponsible to say physicians can be bought to put ...
Medical Economics ,
No doubt you’ve seen the report suggesting that even a single free meal can sway a physician’s prescribing habits.
Was your physician bribed to write that pricey prescription?
MSN,
You have high cholesterol, and your doctor writes a prescription for Crestor. It will cost you around $200 to fill a month's…
Was Your Physician Bribed to Write That Pricey Prescription?
The Street: Business News,
You have high cholesterol, and your doctor writes a prescription for Crestor. It will cost you around $200 to fill a month's…
Drug, device makers gave U.S. doctors, hospitals $6.49 billion
Life Health Pro,
The vendor goody list includes speaking fees, drug and device research royalty payments, and the value of food, gifts, hotel…
June 2016 Briefing - Pharmacy
Doctors Lounge,
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pharmacy for June 2016.
Drug, Device Makers Gave U.S. Doctors, Hospitals $6.49 Billion
Bloomberg,
U.S. doctors and teaching hospitals got $6.49 billion in research and speaking fees, food and other goods or services from drug…
Doctors At Southern Hospitals Take The Most Payments From Drug, Device Companies
Lakeshore Public Media,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Doctors At Southern Hospitals Take The Most Payments From Drug, Device Companies
KUNC,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Makers Of Drugs And Devices Find Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
Kansas Public Radio,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Makers Of Drugs And Devices Find Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
WCBE ,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Makers Of Drugs And Devices Find Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
Omaha Public Radio,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Drug and device makers find receptive audience at for-profit, Southern hospitals
Stat News,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting, and…
Many San Diego Hospitals Don’t Restrict Drug Industry Payments To Doctors
KPBS,
Doctors have accepted free meals, gifts, travel expenses and other payments from the drug and medical device industry for years.
Industry Finds Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
North East Public Radio,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Makers Of Drugs And Devices Find Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
KPBS,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
How many doctors at your hospital take drug and device makers' money?
Southern California Public Radio,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Makers Of Drugs And Devices Find Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
NPR: The Salt,
Hannah Birch and David Sleight/Propublica Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its…
Industry Finds Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
WKAR,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Makers Of Drugs And Devices Find Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
New England Public Radio,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Makers Of Drugs And Devices Find Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
New Hampshire Public Radio,
VIEW SLIDESHOW 1 of 2 VIEW SLIDESHOW 2 of 2 Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of…
Doctors At Southern Hospitals Take The Most Payments From Drug, Device Companies
KTEP El Paso,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Makers Of Drugs And Devices Find Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
SDPB Radio,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Makers Of Drugs And Devices Find Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
Jazz WCLK,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Industry Finds Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
Northeastern Indiana Public Radio ,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Doctors At Southern Hospitals Take The Most Payments From Drug, Device Companies
KRWG TV/FM,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Makers Of Drugs And Devices Find Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
KUNM,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Industry Finds Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
Witchita's Public Radio,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Makers Of Drugs And Devices Find Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
A Koahnic Broadcast Station,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Makers Of Drugs And Devices Find Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
Central Coast Public Radio,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Industry Finds Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
KERA News,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Industry Finds Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
Boise State Public Radio,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Makers Of Drugs And Devices Find Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
Iowa Public Radio,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Makers Of Drugs And Devices Find Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
Kansas City University Radio,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Industry Finds Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
WXPR,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Industry Finds Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
WYPR,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Industry Finds Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
Rhode Island Public Radio RI-NPR,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Industry Finds Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
The University of New Orleans Public Radio ,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Makers Of Drugs And Devices Find Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
Wyoming Public Radio,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Makers Of Drugs And Devices Find Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
WUWM,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Doctors At Southern Hospitals Take The Most Payments From Drug, Device Companies
WJCT,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Industry Finds Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
North Carolina Public Radio,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Industry Finds Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
WVPE,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Industry Finds Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
Northern Public Radio,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Industry Finds Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
WUKY,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Industry Finds Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals
Tri States Public Radio,
Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and…
Swayed By Lunch Money: A Grotesque Insult to Doctors
American Council on Science and Health,
At the American Council, hardly a day goes by when we don’t write about, or at the very least, encounter bad studies, which are…
Pharma-Sponsored Meals Linked To More Prescriptions From Doctors
Tech Times,
Drug prescription behaviors can change with free meals for doctors that cost $20 or less, reports a new study.
Prescribing influenced by single $20 pharma meal
6 Minutes,
Just one $20 meal from a pharmaceutical company has been shown to influence a doctor’s prescribing habits.
A Free Meal From a Drug Company Can Determine What a Doctor Prescribes You
Vice News UK ,
They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch… but what if what you’re offering in return for a sandwich or plate of pasta is…
Irresponsible to say physicians can be bought to put patient care second
Medical Economics ,
No doubt you’ve seen the report suggesting that even a single free meal can sway a physician’s prescribing habits.
Drug Companies Are Buying Doctors—for as Little as a $16 Meal
The Epoch Times,
An important new study in the United States has found doctors who receive just one cheap meal from a drug company tend to…
As Little as a Free Meal Influences Prescribing, Data Suggest
Medscape,
Physicians' prescribing behavior may be influenced by their receipt of industry-sponsored meals, new data suggest.
Morning Break: Stem Cell Tourism; What a Free Lunch Buys; DTC Ads Panned
MedPage Today,
Gina Kolata shares "a cautionary tale" about a man who received stem cell therapy at a Mexican clinic hoping to improve his…
Maybe Drug Reps Actually Aren't Bribing Doctors
newsmax.com,
Is your doctor willing to sell you out for the price of a sandwich? That’s the implication a lot of people seem to have taken…
Big Pharma’s big scam: This is why your prescription medication is so absurdly expensive
Salon,
Evidence is mounting that doctors who receive as little as one meal from a drug company tend to prescribe more expensive, brand-n…
Drug companies are buying doctors – for as little as a $16 meal
The Conversation,
An important new study in the United States has found doctors who receive just one cheap meal from a drug company tend to…
When Industry Pays for Meals, Physicians Are More Likely to Prescribe Certain Brand-name Drugs
TCTMD,
Doctors who receive at least one industry-sponsored meal costing less than $20 on average are more likely to prescribe the most…
Gratismåltid kan styra läkemedelsval
Dagens Medicin,
Läkare som fått en industrisponsrad måltid var mer benägna att förskriva läkemedelsföretagets produkter.
Prescribing influenced by single $20 pharma meal
Pharmacy News,
Just one $20 meal from a pharmaceutical company has been shown to influence a doctor’s prescribing habits.
A Free Meal Might Nudge Your Doctor Into Prescribing Brand Name Drugs
MSN,
© Steak Steak A new study finds that even a simple industry-sponsored meal can nudge doctors into prescribing more brand-name…
Free Meals Lead Doctors to Prescribe More Expensive Medicine
New Delhi Times ,
How Big Pharma is buying influence with doctors — for less than a $20 meal
The Raw Story,
In entirely unsurprising but still disturbing news, giving people bribes make them do the things you are intentionally bribing…
Maybe drug reps actually aren't bribing doctors
Chicago Tribune,
Is your doctor willing to sell you out for the price of a sandwich? That's the implication a lot of people seem to have taken…
Even Very Cheap Meals Make Doctors' Prescribe Promoted Drugs, Study Finds
Headlines & Global News,
According to new study doctors who receive free meals from drug makers are more prone to prescribe the brand-name drugs those…
One Free Meal Can Sway What Docs Prescribe
Health Medicinet,
Doctors who accept free meals from the pharmaceutical industry are more likely to prescribe certain branded drugs to Medicare…
Pharmaceutical industry sponsored meals linked to increased prescribing of promoted medications | 2 Minute Medicine
2 Minute Medicine ,
1. In this cross-sectional analysis of Medicare data, physicians who received a sponsored meal from pharmaceutical industries…
Maybe Pharmaceutical Reps Actually Aren't Bribing Doctors
Bloomberg,
Is your doctor willing to sell you out for the price of a sandwich? That’s the implication a lot of people seem to have taken…
Even A Small Meal For A Doctor Can Tip The Balance For A Brand-Name Drug
KTEP El Paso,
Evidence is mounting that doctors who receive as little as one meal from a drug company tend to prescribe more expensive, brand-n…
Even A Small Meal For A Doctor Can Tip The Balance For A Brand-Name Drug
Radio Acadie,
Evidence is mounting that doctors who receive as little as one meal from a drug company tend to prescribe more expensive, brand-n…
Even A Small Meal For A Doctor Can Tip The Balance For A Brand-Name Drug
Omaha Public Radio,
Evidence is mounting that doctors who receive as little as one meal from a drug company tend to prescribe more expensive, brand-n…
Hey, doc, how about a burger with a side of branded drug scripts?
Fierce Pharma,
They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch, and for doctors fed by drug companies, the old adage might be true.
Even A Small Meal For A Doctor Can Tip The Balance For A Brand-Name Drug
WRKF,
Evidence is mounting that doctors who receive as little as one meal from a drug company tend to prescribe more expensive, brand-n…
Even A Small Meal For A Doctor Can Tip The Balance For A Brand-Name Drug
Kansas Public Radio,
Evidence is mounting that doctors who receive as little as one meal from a drug company tend to prescribe more expensive, brand-n…
Even A Small Meal For A Doctor Can Tip The Balance For A Brand-Name Drug
Interlochen Public Radio,
Evidence is mounting that doctors who receive as little as one meal from a drug company tend to prescribe more expensive, brand-n…