Drug makers end free lunches

Big pharmaceutical companies sponsor continuing medical education, free meals, honorariums for lectures, and expenses for travel, and they give away free samples of drugs through their sales representatives.

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Published inBMJ Vol. 334; no. 7584; pp. 64 - 65
Main Author Charatan, Fred
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 13.01.2007
British Medical Association
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
Subjects
Bioethics
Codes of Ethics
Drug Industry - ethics
News
Pharmaceutical industry
Prescription drugs
Research Support as Topic
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Summary:Big pharmaceutical companies sponsor continuing medical education, free meals, honorariums for lectures, and expenses for travel, and they give away free samples of drugs through their sales representatives.
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