(1) The NHS still has to buy the drugs, so there is still significant incentive to market them. (2) While British doctors are not paid by their patients, they c

(1) The NHS still has to buy the drugs, so there is still significant incentive to market them. (2) While British doctors are not paid by their patients, they can be(and are) paid by pharmaceutical manufacturers to run trials, speak at conferences, advocate to other doctors, etc. (A notable, and infamous, example is Wakefield's MMR study, which was performed while he was receiving money for drug company litigants and trying to develop a competing product)Better than the US, but not perfect. A book I recommended elsewhere in this thread, http://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Epidemic-Bullets-Psychiatric-Astonishing/dp/0307452417/ http://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Epidemic-Bullets-Psychiatric-A..., does an admirable job of researching the history and results (medical, scholarly, social and financial) of psychological drugs in the US.