Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Drug Companies

I've just been reading some interesting research on drug company leaflets:

"Three out of 20 brochures distributed to family doctors by drug companies [in the USA]exaggerated the benefit of treatments, a study published this week has found. "

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/332/7541/568-c

the machinations of the drug companies are being monitored and publicised more and more. The findings are not reasssuring, but it is reassuring that the medical profession are now looking closely at this area.