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How Much Are Doctors Paid Off To Favor a Drug
"One approach to addressing potential conflicts of interest among
physicians receiving payments from pharmaceutical companies to require
disclosure of such payments..."
So begins a summary of an original article from JAMA, 2OO7, March 21.
in Journal Watch, a privately circulated physician's publication.
However, of the 60 drug companies asked about such payments, only
15 responded. In Minnesota for example, roughly 7000 physician payments
of $100 or more were made "(median amount, $1000)."
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