2007-02-12 16:03:46 · 4 answers · asked by Manrolls 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
technically that is against the law. They cant give compensation for a doctor prescribing a drug, but drug companies are sometimes real nice to M.D.s and give them this and that if they think it might help the physician remember their products name when the script is written.
2007-02-12 17:26:08 · answer #1 · answered by bozooka the monkey boy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a general rule, no, but the pharmaceutical companies have huge advertising budgets full of little bribes like pens and note pads with their drug/logo on them, and the big influence is in funding research or paying doctors to be "panel experts" in "discussion groups." Roughly two thirds of medical research is now funded by drug companies and open to the influence of that obvious conflict of interest.
2007-02-13 13:28:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not legally.
2007-02-13 01:16:54 · answer #3 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You betta believe it, big time.
2007-02-13 00:30:36 · answer #4 · answered by April 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋