Abraham John
Centre for Research in Health and Medicine, University of Sussex, BN1 9SN, Brighton, UK.
Lancet. 2002 Nov 9;360(9344):1498-502. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)11477-2.
The pharmaceutical industry has produced many drugs that have benefited man. Political frameworks designed to govern the industry must maintain these benefits. However, regulation needs to be sufficiently robust to protect public health from drugs that are unsafe, ineffective, or unnecessary. The extent of industry influence over drug regulation, at the expense of other interested parties, suggests that the current system could be more robust. The many ways in which the pharmaceutical industry can influence governments and regulatory agencies are discussed, and methods by which this influence can be curbed are suggested.
制药行业已生产出许多造福人类的药物。旨在管理该行业的政治框架必须维持这些益处。然而，监管必须足够有力，以保护公众健康免受不安全、无效或不必要药物的侵害。制药行业对药品监管的影响程度，是以牺牲其他利益相关方为代价的，这表明当前体系可能需要更强有力。本文讨论了制药行业影响政府和监管机构的多种方式，并提出了抑制这种影响的方法。
