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Financial conflicts of interest in biomedical research: the need to improve the system.

Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Drug News & Perspectives (impact factor: 2.21). 11/2010; 23(9):607-12. DOI:10.1358/dnp.2010.23.9.1521763 pp.607-12
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ABSTRACT Fifty years ago, the issue of conflict of interest in biomedical research appeared in the national spotlight and has remained in a state of constant evolution. Government legislation caused a boom in collaborations between physicians, researchers, academic institutions and industry. These relationships continue to advance medical science and make meaningful progress, yet they may threaten the integrity of physicians and researchers and the public's trust in medicine. This article will highlight the evolution of industry relationships and conflict of interest over time, discuss methods by which industry can potentially exert effects and propose new directions for the future.

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Keywords

academic institutions
 
advance medical science
 
Government legislation
 
industry relationships
 
meaningful progress
 
national spotlight
 
new directions
 
physicians
 
public's trust
 
relationships
 

Amy T Wang