Drug Companies Funding Patient Advocacy Groups

http://speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2009/10/28/drug-companies-and-patient-groups-uneasy-bedfellows/

Ever since Lenzer’s investigative report, I’ve come to realize that many patient support groups, which often claim to provide “independent” or “impartial” advice, have very deep ties with drug companies—ties that present real or perceived conflicts of interest.