Background Journal advertising is one of the main sources of medicines information to
doctors. Despite the availability of regulations and controls of drug promotion worldwide …

Objective: Drug promotional literatures (DPLs) are used as a promotional tool to advertise
new drugs entering the market to doctors. The objective of the present study is to evaluate …

Abstract Background In Pakistan, drug promotion practices, ethical or unethical, have rarely
been in the spotlight. We aimed to assess the perception and barriers of medical …

Background The pharmaceutical market in Bangladesh is highly concentrated (top ten
control around 70% of the market). Due to high competition aggressive marketing strategies …

Objectives: In developing countries out-of-pocket payments (OOP) are as high as 80% of
healthcare spending. Generic medicines can be instrumental in reducing this expenditure …

Objectives: The study was aimed to evaluate collected drug promotional brochures for
accuracy, consistency, and validity of the information presented in it, using World Health …

Background Prescription of medicines by non-doctors is an issue with serious global
implications. To our knowledge prescription of drugs by medical and non-medical students …

Aim: To evaluate the scientific and ethical status of the drug promotional literaturesavailable
in Indian market using WHO criteria. Materials and Methods: A cross‑sectional observational …

Aims: The study was initiated to assess KAP toward Ayurvedic medicine use among
allopathic resident doctors. Settings and Design: Cross-sectional and prospective study …

This study was aimed to evaluate the drug promotional literatures (DPLs) as per World
Health Organization (WHO) criteria and also to evaluate claims, references and pictures …