Self-regulation by the pharmaceutical industry isn't working, say experts

Exclusive: Researchers find drastic drop in transparency around the influence of drug companies on doctors

Self-regulation by the pharmaceutical industry has led to a drastic drop in transparency around the influence of drug companies on healthcare, an analysis of more than 900 drug company reports has found.

In 2015 changes were made to transparency reporting requirements in the pharmaceutical industry’s code of conduct. While the new code increased transparency around drug company payments to individual doctors, it also explicitly excluded food and beverages from reporting requirements.

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