Korean Journal of Medical Ethics

The Korean Society for Medical Ethics

Korean J Med Ethics 2011; 14(3):343-360

pISSN: 2005-8284, eISSN: 2234-3598

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35301/ksme.2011.14.3.343

Article

의사-제약회사 상호관계가 연구에 미치는 영향*

김승후¹, 홍정화², 김옥주²^,^*

Influence of Physician-Pharmaceutical Industry Interaction upon Research

Seong Who KIM¹, Jeong-Hwa HONG², Ock-Joo KIM²^,^*

¹울산대학교 의과대학 생화학분자생물학교실

²서울대학교 의과대학 인문의학교실

¹Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center

²Department of Medical History and Medical Humanities, Seoul National University College of Medicine

^*교신저자: 김옥주. 서울대학교 의과대학 인문의학교실. 02-740-8378. kim9646@snu.ac.kr

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Received: Sep 06, 2011; Accepted: Sep 16, 2011

Published Online: Sep 30, 2011

ABSTRACT

This article examines the influence of physician-pharmaceutical industry interaction upon medical research. We analyze some of the problems arising from pharmaceutical companies’ sponsorship of clinical trials, such as biased results caused by multiple trials with predictable outcomes and publication biases. Furthermore, we propose specific measures to address and overcome these problems.

Keywords: 의사-제약회사 관계; 연구윤리; 이해상충; 제약회사지원 임상시험

Keywords: physician-pharmaceutical industry interaction; research ethics; conflict of interest; sponsor-initiated clinical trials