Justplain
27th September 2017, 15:18
About twelve years ago, my family hired a psychologist to do an evaluation of my ten year old step son in order to get him into a 'gifted child' school program. During this interaction, the doctor bluntly told my wife and i that physicians and psychiatrists were receiving kickbacks from pharmacuetical companies for the drugs prescribed. This practice in effect turned these medical guys into drug pushers. It appears that this appalling conflict of interest is so serious that the provincial government in my locality have finally brought forward legislation on this topic.
Article:
The legislation being introduced Wednesday will allow Ontarians to see if their doctors, dentists, pharmacists or others received money and gifts from Big Pharma.
Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins is introducing legislation Wednesday that will require drug companies and medical device makers to report payments and gifts they give health professionals such as doctors and dentists.
If passed, the legislation will make Ontario the first jurisdiction in Canada to shine a light on the financial ties between the pharmaceutical industry and medical professionals.
Critics of the payments say they raise the potential for conflicts of interest as they can influence doctors’ decisions on what drugs to prescribe....
Earlier this year, 10 major drug companies voluntarily released data showing they paid nearly $50 million to Canadian health-care professionals and organizations in 2016.
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/09/27/ontario-bill-will-reveal-drug-company-payments-to-doctors.html
Article:
The legislation being introduced Wednesday will allow Ontarians to see if their doctors, dentists, pharmacists or others received money and gifts from Big Pharma.
Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins is introducing legislation Wednesday that will require drug companies and medical device makers to report payments and gifts they give health professionals such as doctors and dentists.
If passed, the legislation will make Ontario the first jurisdiction in Canada to shine a light on the financial ties between the pharmaceutical industry and medical professionals.
Critics of the payments say they raise the potential for conflicts of interest as they can influence doctors’ decisions on what drugs to prescribe....
Earlier this year, 10 major drug companies voluntarily released data showing they paid nearly $50 million to Canadian health-care professionals and organizations in 2016.
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/09/27/ontario-bill-will-reveal-drug-company-payments-to-doctors.html