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

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice

Long Chiau Ming¹  Tahir Mehmood Khan¹  Shahrzad Salmasi¹ 

[1] 1Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada

关键词: Inducement;    Motivation;    Health care quality;    Pharmaceutical marketing;    Prescription behavior;    Marketing ethics;    Pharmaceutical representatives;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40545-016-0089-z

学科分类：药理学

来源: BioMed Central

【 摘 要 】

Background

It has been proven that the interaction between pharmaceutical representatives and physicians can directly influence the latter’s prescribing behaviour. This meta-synthesis aims to explore the available studies regarding the nature of the interaction that takes place between pharmaceutical representatives and physicians. It highlights the different aspects of that interaction by investigating the reasons why these meetings happen in the first place, their benefits and drawbacks and their impact on patients’ health and, ultimately, the health of the public.

【 授权许可】

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