Pharmaceutical Payments to Japanese Board-Certified Head and Neck Surgeons Between 2016 and 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the magnitude, prevalence, and trend of the financial relationship between Japanese head and neck surgeons and pharmaceutical companies between 2016 and 2019.

Study design

Cross-sectional analysis.

Setting

Japan.

Methods

This study evaluated personal payments concerning lecturing, consulting, and writing paid by 92 major pharmaceutical companies to all Japanese head and neck surgeons board-certified by the Japan Society for Head and Neck Surgery between 2016 and 2019. The payments were descriptively analyzed and payment trend were assessed using population-averaged generalized estimating equations. Further, the payments to board executive board members with specialist certification were also evaluated separately.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Murayama A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10046701 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature