Clinicians' expectations of the benefits and harms of treatments, screening, and tests: a systematic review

TC Hoffmann, C Del Mar - JAMA internal medicine, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Inaccurate clinician expectations of the benefits and harms of interventions can
profoundly influence decision making and may be contributing to increasing intervention …

Interactions between physicians and the pharmaceutical industry generally and sales representatives specifically and their association with physicians' attitudes and …

F Fickweiler, W Fickweiler, E Urbach - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The objective of this review is to explore interactions between physicians and the
pharmaceutical industry including sales representatives and their impact on physicians' …

Association between physicians' interaction with pharmaceutical companies and their clinical practices: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Brax, R Fadlallah, L Al-Khaled, LA Kahale, H Nas… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Pharmaceutical company representatives likely influence the prescribing habits
and professional behaviors of physicians. The objective of this study was to systematically …

Pharmaceutical sales representatives and patient safety: a comparative prospective study of information quality in Canada, France and the United States

B Mintzes, J Lexchin, JM Sutherland… - Journal of general …, 2013 - Springer
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION The information provided by pharmaceutical sales
representatives has been shown to influence prescribing. To enable safe prescribing …

Compliance to prescribing guidelines among public health care facilities in Namibia; findings and implications

Q Niaz, B Godman, S Campbell, D Kibuule - International journal of clinical …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background The World Health Organization estimates that over 50% medicines are
prescribed inappropriately and the main driver of antimicrobial resistance globally. There …

Influence of medical representatives on prescribing practices in Mekelle, Northern Ethiopia

BD Workneh, MG Gebrehiwot, TA Bayo, MT Gidey… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Drug promotion by medical representatives is one of the factors that influence
physicians' prescribing decisions and choice of drugs. Objective To assess the influence of …

Knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of patients and the general public towards the interactions of physicians with the pharmaceutical and the device industry: a …

R Fadlallah, H Nas, D Naamani, F El-Jardali… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Objective To systematically review the evidence on the knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes of
patients and the general public towards the interactions of physicians with the …

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 …

Interaction and medical inducement between pharmaceutical representatives and physicians: a meta-synthesis

S Salmasi, LC Ming, TM Khan - Journal of pharmaceutical policy …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background It has been proven that the interaction between pharmaceutical representatives
and physicians can directly influence the latter's prescribing behaviour. This meta-synthesis …

Prescribing patterns of physicians working in both the direct and indirect treatment sectors in Iran; findings and implications

F Soleymani, B Godman, P Yarimanesh… - Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Objective There can be different incentives in the private versus public healthcare systems
across countries influencing the delivery of health care. The implementation of regulations …