Drug company gifts, meals, and payments to doctors lead to worse prescribing, review of 93 studies finds
Gifts, payments, free meals, and other marketing ploys by pharmaceutical companies heavily influence doctors to prescribe more drugs, choose less appropriate treatments, and drive up prescription costs, according to a systematic review of 93 studies.
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