Kling, SharonHaus, Matthias2023-05-242023-05-242022-09Kling, S. & Haus, M. 2022, 'Relationships between health professionals and the pharmaceutical industry : achieving a balance', Current Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 148-154.1609-3607 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/90797Health professionals and the pharmaceutical and medical-device industry have had a long and often problematic relationship. The interaction between for-profit companies trying to promote and market their products and the prescribers of those products has come under increasing scrutiny. Most of the current regulation is from the industry’s side; health professionals and professional medical associations are taking much longer to disentangle themselves from this often unethical relationship.en© Allergy Society of South AfricaPharmaceutical industryConflict of interestProfessional medical associationsHealthcare professionals (HCPs)Article