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Knowledge industry: a powerful mechanism.

Vera Regina da Silva Miguelote¹, Kenneth Rochel de Camargo

¹Departamento de Planejamento, Políticas e Administração em Saúde, Instituto de Medicina Social, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. veramiguelote@terra.com.br

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|February 9, 2010

Summary

The pharmaceutical industry influences medical knowledge production through marketing strategies. This practice compromises scientific credibility and ethical standards in research and publication.

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Area of Science:

Medical knowledge production
Pharmaceutical industry marketing
Scientific integrity

Background:

The pharmaceutical industry extensively utilizes marketing strategies to influence medical knowledge.
Economic interests can impact the scientific process and research outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the pharmaceutical industry's influence on medical knowledge production.
To investigate the ethical implications of industry-funded research and publication.

Main Methods:

Analysis of industry funding mechanisms in drug research.
Examination of publication practices in medical journals.
Assessment of ethical challenges in scientific legitimization.

Main Results:

Pharmaceutical companies fund research to legitimize products, potentially biasing results.
Industry influence extends to stimulating the production and publication of scientific papers.
Ethical issues arise from marketing strategies overshadowing scientific rigor.

Conclusions:

The pharmaceutical industry's marketing tactics interfere with objective medical knowledge creation.
Credibility of medical knowledge construction is compromised by economic interests.
Distortions in evaluating scientific paper quality are a significant concern.