A physician conducting a study on a new prescription drug manufactured by a firm in which he is a 10% shareholder does not have a conflict of interest so long as his stock ownership is disclosed in his report on the drug.

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The physician's ownership in the manufacturing firm creates a financial interest in the success of the drug, which could potentially bias the study results. Merely disclosing the ownership is not sufficient to eliminate the conflict of interest. A more appropriate course of action would be for the physician to recuse themselves from the study or to have another unbiased researcher conduct the study.

A Physician Conducting a Study on a New Prescription Drug