Which of the Following Is NOT an Ethical Concern in the Pharmaceutical

question 97

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an ethical concern in the pharmaceutical industry?

• A) Sales representatives may not provide all the information doctors need before prescribing the drugs.
• B) Sales representatives obtain confidential patient information.
• C) An important study found doctors frequently visited by representatives tended to focus on drug therapies even when researchers supported nondrug therapies.
• D) In an important study,researchers found doctors frequently visited by representatives from pharmaceutical companies were less likely to prescribe generic equivalents.
• E) All of these are ethical issues.

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