RES 351 Week 2 Individual Assignment
RUNNING HEAD:Business Research Ethics
Business Research Ethics
RES 351
Business Research Ethics
An article was chosen from the University Library to evaluate the issue of unethical business research conduct. The article chose is called Flacking for Big Pharma: Drugmakers Don't Just Compromise Doctors; They Also Undermine the Top Medical Journals and Skew the Findings of Medical Research . The identification of the unethical business research involved in the article is given. The parties involved along with effected party is mentioned. The evaluation of the article also identifies how the unethical behavior affected the organization, injured party, and society. A proposition of how the unethical behavior could be avoided is proposed.
The article is based on how pharmaceutical companies are using medical research in advertising and medical journals (Washington, 2011). The medical advertising has an influence on the medical articles in the journals along with supplying the journals with financial support to keep publishing (Washington, 2011). Health care professionals use medical journals for use in diagnosing and treating patients. This is not the only issue mention the article. The pharmaceutical companies are using techniques in medical research of drugs to supply the consumer with information that makes the bad drugs look good (Washington, 2011). The companies use small groups, placebos, and test on only minimal and maximum doses (Washington, 2011). The research only allows the drugs to be tested against benefiting variables for the drug. With the statistics provided for research for medical articles, the unethical boundaries has been breached. Because of the unethical boundaries that were breached many pharmaceutical companies have pending and tried lawsuits.
The parties involved in the article is the pharmaceutical companies, health care professionals, and patients. The pharmaceutical companies
Business Research Ethics
RES 351
Business Research Ethics
An article was chosen from the University Library to evaluate the issue of unethical business research conduct. The article chose is called Flacking for Big Pharma: Drugmakers Don't Just Compromise Doctors; They Also Undermine the Top Medical Journals and Skew the Findings of Medical Research . The identification of the unethical business research involved in the article is given. The parties involved along with effected party is mentioned. The evaluation of the article also identifies how the unethical behavior affected the organization, injured party, and society. A proposition of how the unethical behavior could be avoided is proposed.
The article is based on how pharmaceutical companies are using medical research in advertising and medical journals (Washington, 2011). The medical advertising has an influence on the medical articles in the journals along with supplying the journals with financial support to keep publishing (Washington, 2011). Health care professionals use medical journals for use in diagnosing and treating patients. This is not the only issue mention the article. The pharmaceutical companies are using techniques in medical research of drugs to supply the consumer with information that makes the bad drugs look good (Washington, 2011). The companies use small groups, placebos, and test on only minimal and maximum doses (Washington, 2011). The research only allows the drugs to be tested against benefiting variables for the drug. With the statistics provided for research for medical articles, the unethical boundaries has been breached. Because of the unethical boundaries that were breached many pharmaceutical companies have pending and tried lawsuits.
The parties involved in the article is the pharmaceutical companies, health care professionals, and patients. The pharmaceutical companies
References: Washington, H. A. (2011). Flacking for Big Pharma: Drugmakers Don 't Just Compromise Doctors; They Also Undermine the Top Medical Journals and Skew the Findings of Medical Research. (cover story). American Scholar, 80(3), 22. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.