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Prescribing & Dispensing Drugs & Devices

Physicians' ethical responsibility is to their patient’s interests as prescribers and dispensers of drugs and devices.

Ethics
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Sale of Non-Health-Related Goods

The sale of non-health-related goods presents a conflict of interest and threatens to erode the primary obligation of physicians to their patients.

Ethics
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Sale of Health-Related Products

Physicians who choose to sell health-related products from their offices or through their office website or other online venues have ethical obligations.

Ethics
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Incentives to Patients for Referrals

Physicians must not offer financial incentives or other valuable incentives to current patients in exchange for recruitment of other patients.

Ethics
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Advertising & Publicity

Physicians should design their communication to convey information to the public in a readily comprehensible manner.

Ethics
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Gender Discrimination in Medicine

Inequality of professional status in medicine among individuals based on gender can compromise patient care, undermine trust and damage the working environment.

Ethics
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Civil Rights & Medical Professionals

Opportunities must not be denied to any physician or medical trainee.

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Accreditation

Physicians must avoid adopting or using standards as a means of minimizing competition solely for economic gain.

Ethics
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Staff Privileges

The purpose of medical staff privileging is to improve the quality and efficiency of patient care in the hospital.

Ethics