Objectives The objective of this review is to explore interactions between physicians and the
pharmaceutical industry including sales representatives and their impact on physicians' …

Following the FDA black box warning in 2004, substantial reductions in antidepressant
(ATD) use were observed within 2 years in children and adolescents in several countries …

Over the last two decades, the use of ADHD medication in US youth has markedly
increased. However, less is known about ADHD medication use among European children …

Importance In an effort to regulate physician conflicts of interest, some US academic medical
centers (AMCs) enacted policies restricting pharmaceutical representative sales visits to …

Millions of children, adolescents, and adults worldwide experience significant mental health
problems, for which they receive no treatment whatsoever. Despite decades of world-class …

Thanks to remarkable advances in modern health care attributable to science, engineering,
and medicine, it is now possible to cure or manage illnesses that were long deemed …

In a pervasive but controversial practice, drug firms frequently make monetary or in-kind
payments to physicians in the course of promoting prescription drugs. We use a federal …

Background Academic detailing is an outreach education technique that combines the direct
social marketing traditionally used by pharmaceutical representatives with unbiased content …

The pharmaceutical industry spends roughly 15 billion dollars annually on detailing–
providing gifts, information, samples, trips, honoraria and other inducements–to physicians …

Background: Mounting evidence indicates that out-of-pocket costs for prescription
medications, particularly among low-and middle-income patients with chronic diseases, are …