Doctors Not Informed of Harmful Effects of Medicines During Sales Visits

Doctors Not Informed of Harmful Effects of Medicines During Sales Visits

 The majority of family doctors receive little or no information about harmful effects of medicines when visited by drug company representatives, according to an international study involving Canadian, U.S. and French physicians.

Serious risks were mentioned in only six percent of the promotions, even though 57 per cent of the medications involved in these visits came with US Food and Drug Administration "black box" or Health Canada boxed warnings -- the strongest drug warning that can be issued by both countries.

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