![]() These, together, are very likely to add to the calls to remove all physician/pharma interactions that can be seen as influential. Unless you look for it online, you would never know about it. Schilsky, filmed at the Annual Meeting, talking about ASCO’s highlighting of the issue. Interestingly enough, that webpage also includes an interview with Dr. The story, again as aired, suggested that physicians are complicit in the problem because we make more money that way. Less than a week later came the 60 Minutes story regarding the cost of cancer therapies. While many argue over the accuracy and completeness of the data included, it is what is available. I, as I am sure did many others, quickly searched for my own information and was happy at what I did not find. ![]() ![]() While it splits the dollars given by pharma for research versus other, it includes a large number of entries. The database is available for searching here. The release of data regarding compensation by pharma to physicians, required by the Sunshine Act, occurred about a week ago. An unfortunate confluence of stories has surfaced over the past few weeks. ![]()
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