Pharmaceutical Companies & Drug Manufacturers Pay Medical Advocacy Organizations
Iowa Senator, Charles E. Grassley, asked over 30 different medical groups to disclose payments from various pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers, according to the New York Times. Many people believe the payments from various pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers to medical advocacy organizations and their directors encourages undue influence. After the National Alliance on Mental Illness publicly revealed more than 2/3 of its donations come from drug manufacturers, one of its board members promptly resigned.