Sasaki Minoru
Medical Affairs 2 Department, Ikuyaku. Integrated Value Development Division, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation.
Yakugaku Zasshi. 2019;139(8):1093-1095. doi: 10.1248/yakushi.19-00003-4.
Currently, the role of medical representative (MR) is responsible for providing information to medical doctors from pharmaceutical/medical equipment companies. In recent years, however, the newer role of medical science liaison (MSL) has been established to construct evidence and provide advanced medical and scientific information to health care professionals. This position, independent from the sales division of a pharmaceutical or medical equipment company, has already been established in Europe and the U.S. The MSL helps to combat concerns of conflicts of interest (COI) concerning the sophistication of expert information, and in support of clinical research. I will introduce the role of the MSL in Japan.
目前，医药代表的职责是向制药/医疗设备公司的医生提供信息。然而，近年来，医学科学联络官（MSL）这一更新的角色已被确立，其职责是构建证据并向医疗保健专业人员提供先进的医学和科学信息。这个独立于制药或医疗设备公司销售部门的职位在欧洲和美国已经确立。医学科学联络官有助于应对有关专家信息复杂性的利益冲突问题，并支持临床研究。我将介绍医学科学联络官在日本所发挥的作用。
