| Title |
Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives and Patient Safety: A Comparative Prospective Study of Information Quality in Canada, France and the United States
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of General Internal Medicine, April 2013
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11606-013-2411-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Barbara Mintzes, Joel Lexchin, Jason M. Sutherland, Marie-Dominique Beaulieu, Michael S. Wilkes, Geneviève Durrieu, Ellen Reynolds |
| Abstract |
The information provided by pharmaceutical sales representatives has been shown to influence prescribing. To enable safe prescribing, medicines information must include harm as well as benefits. Regulation supports this aim, but relative effectiveness of different approaches is not known. The United States (US) and France directly regulate drug promotion; Canada relies on industry self-regulation. France has the strictest information standards. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 15 | 21% |
| Spain | 7 | 10% |
| United States | 6 | 8% |
| France | 2 | 3% |
| Mexico | 1 | 1% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 1% |
| Chile | 1 | 1% |
| Colombia | 1 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 3 | 4% |
| Unknown | 35 | 48% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 52 | 71% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 9 | 12% |
| Scientists | 7 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 107 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 25 | 23% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 10% |
| Researcher | 10 | 9% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 8 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 26 | 24% |
| Unknown | 23 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 23% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 10% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 10 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 5% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 25 | 23% |
| Unknown | 27 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
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