All of the issues described in Mumbai are present in the U.S., but in India the pharmaceutical practices are more brazen. Federal and state regulatory capacity is significantly less in India than in the U.S. Perhaps more important, organizations – medical schools, hospitals, medical societies, and more – currently have less capacity to push back against commercial forces than comparable institutions in the U.S.<\/p>\n
But the Indian media is sinking its teeth into the issue of commercial corruption of medical decision making (see, for example, “Are your drugs boosting your doctor’s lifestyle?” in yesterday’s Times of India here). The same ethical drama is playing out globally, just with different timing. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
the ground reality and the extent is so so much worse that it is mind boggling. and to be frank the medics\/doctors are ending up being bit players.<\/p>\n
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