Ethics-Governance: Article: eMJA: Medical specialists and pharmaceutical industry-sponsored research: a survey of the Australian experience

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eMJA: Medical specialists and pharmaceutical industry-sponsored research: a survey of the Australian experience Objectives: To characterise research relationships between medical specialists and the pharmaceutical industry in Australia. Design and setting: Questionnaire survey of medical specialists listed in the Medical Directory of Australia and believed to be in active practice, conducted in 2002 and 2003. Main outcome measures: Details of medical specialists’ involvement in pharmaceutical industry-sponsored research, and reports of potentially undesirable research outcomes. Results: Of 2120 specialists approached, 823 (39%) responded. Participation in pharmaceutical industry-sponsored research was more commonly reported by those in salaried practice (49%) than those in private practice (33%); P < 0.001. 216 reported that industry had made initial contact, compared with 117 who had initiated contact with industry. Full Article: http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/182_11_060605/hen10805_fm.html


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