Psychotropic Drug Makers Bankroll Prescribing Shrinks Part II

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Psychotropic Drug Makers Bankroll Prescribing Shrinks Part II

http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/01347/doctors-paid-to-prescribe-dr\

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By Pringle

Excerpts:

Influence peddling in the field of psychiatry is out of control. An

analysis of Minnesota disclosure records by the Pioneer Press and the

consumer watchdog group Public Citizen shows that, between 2002 and

2006, 187 Minnesota doctors received payments from drug companies

worth a grand total of $7.38 million.

No other field of medicine even comes close to that amount. The next

highest specialty was neurology, with 99 doctors receiving $2.89

million, according to the analysis.

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In psychiatry, drug makers underwrite decision makers at every level

of care, according to a May 10, 2007, report by Gardiner in the

New York Times. " They pay doctors who prescribe and recommend drugs,

teach about the underlying diseases, perform studies and write

guidelines that other doctors often feel bound to follow, " Mr

states.