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(UK) Revealed: experts who praised new ‘skinny jab’ received payments from drug maker – The Guardian (Shanti Das & Jon Ungoed-Thomas | March 2023)

Posted by Connar Allen in Research Integrity on March 14, 2023
Keywords: Conflicts of interest, Institutional responsibilities, International, Research results

The Linked Original Item was Posted On March 12, 2023

The words "CONFLICTS OF INTEREST" written on a road with a solid yellow line.

Observer investigation finds Novo Nordisk gave millions to obesity charities and healthcare professionals, including expert who advised Nice

The drug giant behind weight loss injections newly approved for NHS use spent millions in just three years on an “orchestrated PR campaign” to boost its UK influence.

The presence of conflicts of interest in research can engender the suspicion that the research is compromised in some way and the stated results are questionable.  This is doubly so when conflicts are exposed or someone other than the researchers.  Irrespective of how accurate this report from the UK is, it highlights why it is always better to err on the side of caution and disclose what others might consider a conflict, even if we believe it is not.

As part of its strategy, Novo Nordisk paid £21.7m to health organisations and professionals who in some cases went on to praise the treatment without always making clear their links to the firm, an Observer investigation has found.

Among the vocal champions of the Wegovy jabs was a clinical expert who gave evidence to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) and others who publicly praised the so-called “skinny jabs” as a “gamechanger”.

The revelations come as the Danish drug giant is investigated by the UK’s pharmaceutical watchdog after it was found to have breached the industry code seven times in relation to a “disguised promotional campaign” of another of its weight loss drugs via online webinars for healthcare professionals.

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry said it had ordered an audit of the firm’s practices and company culture to establish whether the breaches were a one-off or part of a wider web of compliance failures.

Revealed: experts who praised new ‘skinny jab’ received payments from drug maker
Novo Nordisk gave millions to obesity charities and healthcare professionals, including expert who advised Nice

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(Australia) Undisclosed industry payments rampant in drug-trial papers – Nature (Clare Watson | March 2022)

Disclosure of interests and management of conflicts of interest (NHMRC An Australian Code (2018) good practice guide | August 2019)

Oh, What A Tangled Web! Citation Network Underscores Editorial Conflicts of Interest – Scholarly Kitchen (Phil Davis | December 2018)

What These Medical Journals Don’t Reveal: Top Doctors’ Ties to Industry – New York Times (Charles Ornstein and Katie Thomas | December 2018)

Australian Public Service Commission – Conflicts of Interest

Why do medical journals keep taking authors at their word? – STAT (Ivan Oransky | September 2018)

Institutional Conflicts of Interest and Public Trust – JAMA Viewpoint (Francisco G. Cigarroa, MD | November 2018)

A Major Industry-Funded Alcohol Study Was Compromised. How Many Others Are Out There? – UnDark (Jeremy Samuel Faust | July 2018)

Financial Conflicts of Interest Among Authors of Urology Clinical Practice Guidelines (Papers: Austin Carlisle, et al | September 2018)

Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research, 2018 (NHMRC, et al | June 2018)

(US) Hidden conflicts? Pharma payments to FDA advisers after drug approvals spark ethical concerns – Science (Charles Piller & Jia You | July 2018)

Should we try to manage non-financial interests? (Papers: Miriam Wiersma, et al)

Authors of premier medical textbook didn’t disclose $11 million in industry payments – STAT (Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky | March 2018)

A Common Standard for Conflict of Interest Disclosure (Guidance: Center for Science in the Public Interest | 2008)

French scientist fined for failure to disclose industry ties – Nature (Barbara Casassus | July 2017)

The Complex and Multifaceted Aspects of Conflicts of Interest (Papers: William W. Stead, MD | May 2017)

Everything You Need to Know About Conflicts of Interest (Part II) – Psychology Today (Sara Gorman and Jack M. Gorman | February 2017)

Everything You Need to Know About Conflicts of Interest (Part I) – Psychology Today (Sara Gorman & Jack M. Gorman | January 2017)

Conflict of Interest in the Professions (Book: Michael Davis (Editor) & Andrew Stark (Editor) 2001)

Managing Conflicts of Interest in the Public Sector – CCC

Conflicts of interest and confidentiality policy – ARC

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