Purdue’s influence continues

Dan W. Hunt

I am disappointed that Canadian Family Physician continues to publish pro-opioid articles by authors who have declared conflicts of interest with opioid manufacturers.^1,2 For the debates regarding the new opioid guidelines in the February issue, I think it is telling that the only authors for the yes side of the debate both have conflicts of interest with opioid manufacturers.²

Footnotes

Competing interests
Dr Hunt receives funding from Manitoba Health for providing clinical care to patients with chronic pain and opioid use disorders.

References

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1. Gallagher R
. New category of opioid-related death. Can Fam Physician 2018;64:95-6. (Eng), e54–5 (Fr).
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1. Gallagher R,
2. Hatcher L
. Will the new opioid guidelines harm more people than they help? Yes [Debates]. Can Fam Physician 2018;64:101-2. (Eng), 105–7 (Fr).
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