The medical information system is a" jungle" in which the unguided visitor can become lost
or disoriented. This paper, the second in a series on becoming a medical information …

Much attention has been focused in recent years on the ethical acceptability of physicians
receiving gifts from drug companies. Professional guidelines recognize industry gifts as a …

It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.–Leonardo da VinciPhysicians often
believe that a conscious commitment to ethical behavior and professionalism will protect …

Background Personalized pharmaceutical marketing to physicians, including the provision
of gifts and sponsorship of educational and recreational activities, raises ethical issues. We …

Importance Gifts from pharmaceutical companies are believed to influence prescribing
behavior, but few studies have addressed the association between industry gifts to …

Background Physicians and pharmaceutical sales representatives (PSR) are in regular
contact. The goal of the present study is systematically to assess the kind of contacts that …

By some accounts, we have transitioned to a" knowledge-based" economy dominated by
providers and users of various information technologies. 3 Undoubtedly, some sectors of …

Background Sales visits by pharmaceutical representatives (“drug detailing”) are common,
but little is known about the content of these visits or about the impact of visit characteristics …

The prescribing of pharmaceuticals by health care providers is influenced by many factors.
The significance of these factors is an important consideration to public health advocates …

To assess primary care resident and faculty knowledge and attitudes concerning
interactions between physicians and pharmaceutical representatives (PRs) and to measure …