Gifts and free dinners from big pharma influence doctors' prescriptions... even if they aren't the best medicines for patients, study claims

Daily Mail Health · 9 October 2026 at 01:00

Gifts and free dinners from big pharma influence doctors' prescriptions... even if they aren't the best medicines for patients, study claims

The amount of gifts and free dinners doctors receive from Big Pharma may influence how many prescriptions they dole out, a sweeping review has found.

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