Should the ICGP accept pharmaceutical industry sponsorship: FAQ’s Authors:

A systematic review of five studies found that physicians generally believed that they were not influenced by industry interactions but that their colleagues were.3 For example, a survey of German doctors found that only 6% of respondents believed they were influenced by industry interactions but 21% of respondents believed others were influenced.4 • A 2018 Canadian study has found that the pharma. [...] A systematic review of industry funding of patient organisations found that industry funded organisations generally supported sponsors’ interests.8 Has any other organisation ever stopped accepted pharmaceutical industry funding before? • The Irish College of Psychiatry has not accepted pharmaceutical industry sponsorship since 2010.9 The College stated that 'Research in this area has overwhelming. [...] Interactions between physicians and the pharmaceutical industry generally and sales representatives specifically and their association with physicians’ atÝtudes and prescribing habits: a systematic review. [...] College of Psychiatrists of Ireland. [...] The Relationship between Psychiatrists, the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland and the Pharmaceutical Industry Accessed 13 September, 2023.