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When discussing treatment with patients, doctors may not mention newly licensed drugs that are not yet funded by healthcare schemes. Although their motives are good, the ethics are questionable

More information

DOI

10.1136/bmj.331.7524.1075

Type

Journal article

Publication Date

05/11/2005

Volume

331

Pages

1075 - 1077

Total pages

2

Keywords

Health Care and Public Health, Australia, Drug Costs, Ethics, Medical, Family Practice, Health Services Accessibility, Humans, Paternalism, Patient Education as Topic, Patient Participation, Pharmaceutical Preparations