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Published in final edited form as: J Law Med Ethics. 2013 Fall;41(3):680–687. doi: 10.1111/jlme.12078

Table 1.

Examples of Patient Advocacy Organizations, Total Donations, and Percentage of Donations from Pharmaceutical Companies¹⁹

PAO	Total revenue ($)	Percent from pharmaceutical industry
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance	3,522,919	>50
Colorectal Cancer Coalition	310,000	81
Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation	1,430,765	44
Children and Adults with ADHD	4,633,856	22
Narcolepsy Network	232,239	35
Breast Cancer Action (Does not accept company donations)	0	0

Source: J. Marshall and P. Aldhous, “Swallowing the Best Advice?” New Scientist 192 (2006): 18–22, available at <http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19225755.100-patient-groups-special-swallowing-the-best-ad-vice.html> (last visited July 1, 2013).