A consultant is offered a hospitality package worth several hundred pounds by a pharmaceutical company that supplies drugs she prescribes. What should she do?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Decline or declare it and avoid any influence on prescribing
- Step 1: Gifts can create a conflict of interest.
- Step 2: Good medical practice requires that decisions are not influenced by financial interest.
Answer
Decline or declare it and avoid any influence on prescribing.
Why not the others: Accept it and share the benefits with colleagues in a way that is kept secret: Secrecy is not acceptable. Accept it quietly and not mention it to anyone at her trust: Accepting quietly is concealment. Accept it as long as she tells nobody and prescribes as before: Concealment is the problem.
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