From an editorial in The Hindu:
It is scandalous that ghostwritten papers that mimic well-researched science manage to get published in reputed medical journals. The effect is to mislead doctors by playing down the harmful effects of the drug and encouraging them to prescribe it to more patients. What is shocking is the willingness of researchers of repute to lend their names to the ghostwritten papers.
A commenter on the editorial writes:
The consequences of such misleading literature are particularly disastrous in third world countries like India where most practicing physicians & surgeons base their knowledge on medical journals and technique reports rather than on expensive hands-on workshops and courses.