%0 Journal Article %T Conflitos de interesse na pesquisa, produ£¿£¿o e divulga£¿£¿o de medicamentos %A Palma %A Alexandre %A Vila£¿a %A Murilo Mariano %J Hist¨®ria, Ci¨ºncias, Sa¨²de-Manguinhos %D 2012 %I Casa de Oswaldo Cruz, Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz %R 10.1590/S0104-59702012000300008 %X this paper analyzes the debate about the ethical conflicts of the methods used by the pharmaceutical industry in the research, production and dissemination of medicines. three aspects are examined: the involvement of medical professionals with representatives of the pharmaceutical industry; the conflicts of interest regarding their role as sponsors of scientific research; and the evaluation of drugs on human beings. it is seen that the message for health promotion comes from medicalization; the major pharmaceutical industries do not exclusively produce merchandise, but especially subjectivities. in this way, the type of order established by them is revealed. %K pharmaceutical industries %K medication %K bioethics %K conflicts of interest. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0104-59702012000300008&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en