Pharmaceutical payments to certified oncology specialists in Japan in 2016: a retrospective observational cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:This study investigated payments made by pharmaceutical companies to oncology specialists in Japan, what the payments were for and whether the receipt of such payments contravened any conflict of interest (COI) regulations. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:Payment data to physicians, as reported by all pharmaceutical companies belonging to the Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, were retrospectively extracted for 2016. Of the named individual recipients of payments, all certified oncologists were identified, using certification data from the Japanese Society of Medical Oncology (JSMO). The individual specialisations of each of the oncologists was also identified. OUTCOME:Payments to individual cancer specialists and what they were for were identified. Factors associat

SUBMITTER: Ozaki A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6731803 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature