On the Origin of Great Ideas: Science in the Age of Big Pharma

Academic medicine has long involved ghostwriting wherein scientific writers often written up the results of studies. But while this practice deprives the authors of the credit they rightly deserve, it does not threaten to undermine the scientific integrity of medical research. Here, McHenry stresses...

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Published in:The Hastings Center report 2005-11, Vol.35 (6), p.17-19
Main Author: Mchenry, Leemon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advertising as Topic - methods
Authorship
Company marketing practices
Competition
Conflict of Interest
Disclosure
Drug Industry - ethics
Drug Industry - legislation & jurisprudence
Drug Industry - standards
Economic aspects
Embryos
Essays
Gift Giving
Half lives
Half-Life
Humans
Institutional review boards
Market shares
Marketing
Ova
Paroxetine - adverse effects
Paroxetine - pharmacokinetics
Pharmaceutical industry
Pharmaceutical research
Pharmacology
Serotonin agents
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors - adverse effects
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors - pharmacokinetics
Spermatozoa
Stem cells
Symptoms
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Summary:Academic medicine has long involved ghostwriting wherein scientific writers often written up the results of studies. But while this practice deprives the authors of the credit they rightly deserve, it does not threaten to undermine the scientific integrity of medical research. Here, McHenry stresses that today, drug promotional materials masquerade as legitimate scientific research, and competition between the pharmaceutical companies for the market share is fought out using "key opinion leaders" who are paid to sign on to the ghostwritten articles.
ISSN:0093-0334
1552-146X
1552-146X
DOI:10.1353/hcr.2005.0112