Prevalence of Financial Conflicts of Interest Among Authors of Clinical Guidelines Related to High-Revenue Medications

Rishad Khan; Michael A Scaffidi; Amir Rumman; Alexander W Grindal; Ian S Plener; Samir C Grover

doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5106

Prevalence of Financial Conflicts of Interest Among Authors of Clinical Guidelines Related to High-Revenue Medications

JAMA Intern Med. 2018 Dec 1;178(12):1712-1715. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5106.

Authors

Rishad Khan^{1

2}, Michael A Scaffidi^{1

2}, Amir Rumman^{1

2}, Alexander W Grindal^{1

2}, Ian S Plener^{1

2}, Samir C Grover^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Abstract

This study examines the presence and extent of undeclared financial conflicts of interest among authors of clinical practice guidelines related to high-revenue medications.

MeSH terms

Authorship*
Conflict of Interest*
Disclosure*
Drug Industry*
Financial Support*
Humans
Practice Guidelines as Topic*