Bidirectional Conflicts of Interest Involving Industry and Medical Journals: Who Will Champion Integrity?

Políticas de conflito de interesses e exigências para divulgação em Revistas Científicas de Cardiologia Nacionais da Sociedade Europeia de Cardiologia

“…Research is becoming progressively complex and quality standards increasingly demanding [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] . As a result, conducting clinical studies is becoming more expensive and the role of sponsors to ensure the viability of research projects is becoming critical.…”

“…As a result, conducting clinical studies is becoming more expensive and the role of sponsors to ensure the viability of research projects is becoming critical. However, funding from different sources may directly affect investigators and COI may inappropriately influence their actions or judgement [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] . Subtle biases in design and interpretation may arise when a sponsor stands to gain from the report 17 .…”

“…Pharmaceutical and technological companies are responsible for most important advancements in medical knowledge [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] . Patients, doctors and society as a whole benefit from this unique effort and should be grateful for the research commitment by the industry.…”

Conflicts of Interest, Authorship, and Disclosures in Industry-Related Scientific Publications–2

“…), which is clearly stated in Hirsch's source, a rapid response comment by a lawyer who was at that time paid to represent Merck in the Vioxx litigation. 9 We regret that Mayo Clinic Proceedings did not provide us a lengthier opportunity to address the many allegations raised and errors made within Hirsch's extensive commentary and to defend our research and academic integrity, as it was purportedly published in "the spirit of opening the door to a discussion. doi :10.4065/mcp.2009.0744 For personal use.…”

“…I concur that the contributorship model of attribution may be preferable to current approaches. 2 I did not state that someone who meets all 3 ICMJE authorship criteria 3 "must" be intimately familiar with the work, able to defend it, etc. However, it stands to reason that someone who meets all 3 of those criteria is more likely to be able to "...take responsibility for the conduct of the research," 4 or to "…defend the entire work" than someone who meets only 1 criterion, as Neurology advises.…”