University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Am J Bioeth. 2010 Oct;10(10):11-7. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2010.519226.
Much attention has been focused in recent years on the ethical acceptability of physicians receiving gifts from drug companies. Professional guidelines recognize industry gifts as a conflict of interest and establish thresholds prohibiting the exchange of large gifts while expressly allowing for the exchange of small gifts such as pens, note pads, and coffee. Considerable evidence from the social sciences suggests that gifts of negligible value can influence the behavior of the recipient in ways the recipient does not always realize. Policies and guidelines that rely on arbitrary value limits for gift-giving or receipt should be reevaluated.
近年来，人们对医生收受制药公司礼物的道德可接受性给予了高度关注。专业准则承认行业礼物存在利益冲突，并设定了禁止大额礼物交换的门槛，但明确允许交换小礼物，如钢笔、笔记本和咖啡。社会科学的大量证据表明，价值微不足道的礼物可能会以接受者没有意识到的方式影响接受者的行为。应该重新评估依赖礼物赠送或收受的任意价值限制的政策和准则。
