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Student understanding of the relationship between the health professions and the pharmaceutical industry.

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BACKGROUND: Pharmaceutical sales representatives and direct-to-consumer advertising may influence physician practices, particularly prescribing. Identifying the relevant knowledge and attitudes students possess about the pharmaceutical industry may help ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2003 in Journal: Teach Learn Med (Language : eng)

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1. Teach Learn Med. 2003 ;15(1):14-20

Student understanding of the relationship between the health professions and the pharmaceutical industry.

Monaghan MS, Galt KA, Turner PD, Houghton BL, Rich EC, Markert RJ, Bergman-Evans B

School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, School of Medicine, Center for Practice Improvement and Outcomes Research, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. msmonagh@creighton.edu

BACKGROUND: Pharmaceutical sales representatives and direct-to-consumer advertising may influence physician practices, particularly prescribing. Identifying the relevant knowledge and attitudes students possess about the pharmaceutical industry may help professional curricula address these influences. PURPOSES: To assess knowledge and attitudes toward pharmaceutical industry marketing, ethical principles guiding drug company interactions, pharmaceutical sales representatives as a source of drug information, and confidence level in addressing consumers seeking a prescription from a direct-to-consumer advertisement among senior-level medical, PharmD, and nurse practitioner students. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey design was used to assess student knowledge and attitudes of four domains associated with the pharmaceutical industry. RESULTS: Significant deficiencies were noted in student knowledge of pharmaceutical marketing expenditures, professional ethics regarding interactions with drug companies, and accuracy of drug information from sales representatives. CONCLUSIONS: Health professional students' knowledge and attitudes toward the pharmaceutical industry are formed prior to graduation. Professional curricula must address the influences of sales representatives before postgraduate training.

PMID : 12632703 [PubMed - Indexed for MEDLINE]

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First Name	LastName	Initials
Michael S	Monaghan	MS
Kimberly A	Galt	KA
Paul D	Turner	PD
Bruce L	Houghton	BL
Eugene C	Rich	EC
Ronald J	Markert	RJ
Brenda	Bergman-Evans	B

Affiliation: School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, School of Medicine, Center for Practice Improvement and Outcomes Research, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. msmonagh@creighton.edu

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