Background. Prescribing varies considerably between GPs, and a minority of GPs account
for a large proportion of new drug prescribing. Objective. Our aim was to explore the …

Any discussion of scholarship and evidence-based practice and the doctor of nursing
practice (DNP) role must first begin with some essential questions. These include questions …

Purpose To test the effect of a $ AU 2 scratch lottery ticket on response rates to a national
mailed questionnaire of Australian general practitioners (GPs) and medical specialists …

Background New drugs often substitute others cheaper and with a risk-benefit balance
better established. Our aim was to analyse the diffusion of new drugs during the first months …

Aims To compare the quantity and quality of prescribing, using prescribing indicators,
between the relatively deprived and the relatively affluent patients over 70 years old in …

Purpose. Some general practitioners (GPs) report discomfort in caring for people with
disabilities. These feelings may impede the provision of quality health care to these patients …

Importance In recent years, numerous US medical schools and academic medical centers
have enacted policies preventing pharmaceutical sales representatives from interacting …

Background: It is widely recognized that accurate and reliable product information is
essential for the safe and effective use of medications. Pharmaceutical companies are the …

Background: Pharmaceutical drug promotion is a means of informing health professionals
about new drugs. The approach is often times unethical and inappropriate and may promote …

This paper provides an in-depth, qualitative analysis of the physicians' decision process for
drug prescription. Drugs in the considered therapeutic classes are mainly prescribed by …