Pharmaceutical companies and physicians: Assessing their relationship

Autor: George P. Sillup, Mehdi Tabrizi Namini, Mahmoud Hadipour Dehshal
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: International Journal of Healthcare Management. 6:276-280
ISSN: 2047-9719
2047-9700
DOI: 10.1179/2047971913y.0000000049
Popis: The relationship between pharmaceutical companies and physicians start to develop even during the latter academic years. The reports show a much more stable and effective partnership in developing countries where the private business is aimed to be restrained. The awareness about the delicacies of this mutual interaction can help positive aspects to benefit and negative ones to be avoided. Both positive and negative aspects are sought in the present article to see how they affect knowledge, vision, and behavior of physicians. The relevant challenges accruing thereof vis-a-vis ethical theories, professionalism, and human rights are also considered to evaluate the negative effects on the health of patients. Finally, by clarifying the root causes of the tendency for unconstructive pharmaceutical companies–physicians relationship, some strategies are offered for adverse outcomes to be reduced and positive impacts to grow: establishing ties among all entities involved in people health and treatment, de...
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