Conflicts of interest

Authors

  • Emilio La Rosa Rodríguez UNESCO

Abstract

This article reviews the concept of conflicts of interest with industry and the way these conflicts affect health care professionals work. Conflicts of interest of collective type in research, publications, writing good medical practice guidelines and with an increasing evidence, the relations of patients associations with industry are examined.

Keywords:

conflicts of interest, ethics, pharmaceutics industry, physician, patient

Author Biography

Emilio La Rosa Rodríguez, UNESCO

Médico. Miembro del Comité Internacional de Bioética de la UNESCO, Francia