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In Article, Doctors Back Ban on Gifts From Drug Makers

Date: January 25, 2006

Author: Gardiner Harris

QUOTE: The gifts, drugs and classes that makers of pharmaceuticals and medical devices routinely give doctors undermine medical care, hurt patients and should be banned, a group of influential doctors say in today's issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.

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Key People:

• Dr. David Blumenthal M.D., MPP
• Dr. Catherine "Cathy" DeAngelis
• Dr. Troy A. Brennan M.D.
• Prof. David J. Rothman
• Dr. Duane M. Cady

Key Organizations:

• American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
• American Medical Association (AMA)
• New York Times Company
• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Abstract Principles
  • Information
    • Truth / Honesty / Lying / Cheating
      • Hide/Mislead
        • Disclosure/Conflicts of Interest
          • Disclosure/Conflict of Interest (Individual)
  • Motivation/Rewards/Punishments
    • Influence / Persuasion / Bribery

• Health & Medicine
  • Doctors
  • Health Care Business
    • Pharmaceutical / Drug / Biotech
  • Medical Ethics

• Philosophy & Religion
  • Philosophy: General
    • Ethics: Applied
      • Codes of Personal/Professional Conduct

• North America
  • United States of America/USA

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