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ReviewIndian pediatrics2026

Pediatricians Facing Industry-Sponsored Pressures: Key Ethical Considerations.

Dhanya Dharmapalan, T Jacob John, Yeshwant K Amdekar, Piyush Gupta

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Review in Indian pediatrics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Dhanya DharmapalanPediatric Infectious Diseases, Apollo Hospitals, CBD Belapur, 9F, Malayagiri, Anushaktinagar, Navi Mumbai, 400094, India. drdhanyaroshan@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6691-1435
T Jacob JohnRetired Professor, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Yeshwant K AmdekarRetired Professor, Grant Medical College and JJ Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Piyush GuptaRetired Professor, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interactions between physicians and pharmaceutical companies are common for mutual exchange of medical knowledge; pediatric field is no exception. However, vested commercial interests could encourage irrational prescribing behavior. The pharmaceutical industry can offer free drug samples, gifts, travel expenses and honoraria to physicians in addition to sponsorship for academic events, access to medical softwares or academic activities in return for promoting and endorsing their products. Given that pediatricians care for a particularly vulnerable population, they bear an added responsibility to uphold the highest standards of ethical professional conduct. Financial transparency, protection of data confidentiality, stricter framework by the journal editors in evaluating possible gift authorships and industry-facilitated research and careful vigil by professional bodies (Academies/Societies/Associations) are a few solutions that could ensure that their members adhere to ethical standards and regulatory guidelines.

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DPDP ActNational Medical CommissionPharmaceuticalsSponsorshipUniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices

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PMID42223812

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