The assessment of pharmaceutical sales representatives by family physicians--does it affect the prescribing index?
Fam Pract
; 30(3): 320-4, 2013 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-23241163
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Physicians' prescribing patterns depend on fixed and influence-sensitive factors. The latter include the influence of interactions with the pharmaceutical industry.OBJECTIVE:
To determine whether the assessment of pharmaceutical sales representatives (PSRs) by family physicians was associated with their actual prescribing index.METHODS:
Cross-sectional anonymous postal study. We included all family physicians working in practice settings in Slovenia in 2011. SETTINGS Slovenian family physicians' surgeries. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURE:
Prescribing index of Slovenian family physicians.RESULTS:
We received 247 responses (27.6% response rate). A prescribing index >100% was present in 57 (23.1%) of the respondents. Multivariate analysis revealed that working in regions of Slovenia other than the central region might be associated with a prescribing index >100%. Assessment of PSRs by family physicians was not significantly associated with a prescribing index >100%.CONCLUSION:
The assessment of PSRs by family physicians does not have any substantial correlations with their prescribing index.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Padrões de Prática Médica
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Marketing
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Indústria Farmacêutica
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Medicina de Família e Comunidade
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Fam Pract
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Eslovênia