医生与药业的关系:利益冲突重要根源

药业与医生的关系在最近40年日益受到医学界与社会的重视。药业以并不昂贵的馈赠及其他手段,资助学术交流、医学教育和医学研究,深刻地影响着临床医生的行为和诊治决策,从而危及医学的科学性和医学职业精神,加重了病人的负担,且祸及病人健康。药业与医生的这种关系,是道德与金钱关系的赤裸表现,是资本对医学的无情侵略。从道德、法律、行业管理等诸多方面正确规范行业与医生的相互关系,避免当前面临的种种弊端,维护医学的科学性,保护病人与社会公众的利益,刻不容缓。

Relationship between Physicians and Pharmaceutical Industry:Important Source of Conflict of Interest

Relationship between Physicians and the pharmaceutical industry has been long and complex.In the passing 40 years,it has been recognized and studied.The pharmaceutical industry influences clinical practices,doctors'behaviors and decision-makings,as well as patients' and public health outcomes by varieties of gifts including inexpensive items,social events,academic conferences,continuous medical education funding and research supports.Today,the impact of this kind of relation is far beyond pure financial-academic support and in a larger sense,it reflects conflicts between ethics and money power,the capital' huge strength and medical professionalism weakening,and the capital's invasion into medical sciences.It is urgent and essential that all aspects of the society work together to look for a final solution to it as for law making,ethics,professional regulations and management.