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Sunday, September 6, 2009

How Big Pharma controls doctors and medical education



Some links...

NPR - Medical schools and drug firm dollars

Pharma lobbying contributions

How the drug industry gets its way

WSJ: How pharma relies on doctors to sell its products

J. Moncrieff - An unholy alliance - psychiatry and the influence of the pharmaceutical industry

How the drug companies keep tabs on doctors

How the drug industry uses nonprofits to push its agenda

Blind Faith: What happens when drugs, science and money mix?

Big Pharma reaping profits from disease mongering


"One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine."
~ Sir William Osler
Posted by McMooster at 1:59 PM
Labels: big pharma, doctor education, money
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Osler, a master teacher of physicians, said doctors must listen to patients: "Listen to the patient: he is telling you the diagnosis." He was an expert on thyroid disorders.

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