PROFESSIONAL ISSUESDrawing an ethical lineQuick View. Dec. 18, 2006. ![]() About one in three physicians says free drug samples influence prescribing practices. A survey of 217 members of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists gives that result. But the physicians believe that other doctors are more likely to be swayed by incentives than they are. This information and the accompanying full-text visual aids were drawn from the following source:"Interactions of doctors with the pharmaceutical industry," October Journal of Medical Ethics. [...] Quick Views provide a visual glimpse into current events in medicine.
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