News tagged with 'Nemeroff'

Georgetown University discussed the potential for a conflict-of-interest between doctors and pharmaceutical companies that partially fund continuing-education for doctors.

A nonprofit representing 32 medical societies has released a new code of ethics that stresses disclosure of financial conflicts from drug and device makers by doctors and medical journalists.

Amid embarassing revelations that members of the American Psychiatric Association have taken and not revealed drug industry funding, the APA says it will shun sponsored symposia and meals - it just doesn't say when.

Pfizer plans to become the first drugmaker to disclose on its web site the lucrative payments it makes to doctors who promote and research its drugs. The move is intended to promote transparency and regain the trust of the public after revelations that some academics on the take were not disclosing the relationship.