No more free lunches

EDITOR-The dispiriting BMJ of 31 May uses acres of newsprint to state the obvious that pharmaceutical companies manufacture drugs and promote them to prescribers, who sometimes succumb to the blandishments. 1 I have received 53 research grants from 20 sources: research councils, government departmen...

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Published inBMJ Vol. 327; no. 7410; pp. 341 - 343
Main Author Wessely, Simon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London British Medical Journal Publishing Group 09.08.2003
British Medical Association
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Business structures
Drug costs
Health care industry
Hospitality
Industrial research
Letters
Marketing
Pharmaceutical industry
Pharmaceutical preparations
Prescription drugs
Sponsorship
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Summary:EDITOR-The dispiriting BMJ of 31 May uses acres of newsprint to state the obvious that pharmaceutical companies manufacture drugs and promote them to prescribers, who sometimes succumb to the blandishments. 1 I have received 53 research grants from 20 sources: research councils, government departments, and medical charities, with one from a pharmaceutical company.
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DOI:10.1136/bmj.327.7410.341