Informational sources on pharmaceutical medicines and factors affecting medication prescriptions: perspectives from Ghanaian physicians

E Afi Kayi, RA Atinga, GA Ansa - Journal of Medical …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Appropriate prescribing is an essential medical practice of physicians. However, physicians
prescribing behaviors are likely to be affected by promotional activities of pharmaceutical …

Sources of drug information and their influence on the prescribing behaviour of doctors in a teaching hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria

KA Oshikoya, I Oreagba, O Adeyemi - Pan African Medical Journal, 2011 - ajol.info
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 …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of pharmaceutical promotion on rational prescribing and drug use in Sudan

R Mohammed, SI Kheder - Sudan Medical Monitor, 2017 - triggered.stanford.clockss.org
Background: The relationship between pharmaceutical companies and health-care
professionals has become a matter of debate and criticism concerning the real objectives …

Drug promotional activities in Nigeria: impact on the prescribing patterns and practices of medical practitioners and the implications

JO Fadare, KA Oshikoya, OO Ogunleye… - Hospital …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Pharmaceutical companies spend significant amount of resources on promotion
influencing the prescribing behavior of physicians. Drug promotion can negatively impact on …

Effect of Promotional Strategies of Pharmaceutical Companies on Doctors' Prescription Pattern in South East Nigeria.

U Ijoma, I Onwuekwe, O Onodugo… - TAF Preventive …, 2010 - search.ebscohost.com
SUMMARY AIM: Drug promotions use multifaceted approaches incorporating hospital and
office detailing by marketing representatives. Very few studies exist on their influence on …

A quantitative insight of the interactions of prescribers with pharmaceutical organization's representatives in clinical settings of Karachi

S Shakeel, S Nesar, W Iffat, B Fatima… - Integrated Pharmacy …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: The study was conducted with the aim to evaluate the prescribers' approach of
interaction with medical representatives for drug promotion. Methods: An explanatory, cross …

[HTML][HTML] Perceptions and attitudes of Egyptian health professionals and policy-makers towards pharmaceutical sales representatives and other promotional activities

S Kamal, C Holmberg, J Russell, T Bochenek… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Pharmaceutical promotion activities in low and middle-income countries are
often neither regulated nor monitored. While Egypt has the highest population and per …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of medicines advertisement in Zimbabwe: an assessment of the impact of pharmaceutical promotion on the prescribing behaviour of healthcare …

TC Semu, B Ngara, T Mudzviti - BMC Health Services Research, 2021 - Springer
Background The pharmaceutical industry plays a key role in drug discovery and is
considered useful regards to informing the health care workers health care workers about …

Moderating effects of contextual factors on relationship between pharmaceutical marketing strategies and physician prescription decision: A review

MA Murshid, Z Mohaidin, GY Nee - Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical …, 2016 - ajol.info
Decision–making by physicians on patients' treatment has received increased research
attention. Research on the effect of marketing strategies on prescription behaviour has …

[HTML][HTML] Cross verification of prescribing trends through loop evaluation of physicians, patients and medical store personnel

SZ Husnain, NI Bukhari, K Hussain, ZUD Babar… - BMC Health Services …, 2019 - Springer
Background Prescription connects physician, patient and community pharmacy personnel
who can help in understanding prescribing pattern. The present study was aimed to get an …