| Avtor/Urednik | Klemenc-Ketiš, Zalika; Kersnik, Janko | |
| Naslov | The assessment of pharmaceutical sales representatives by family physicians-does it affect the prescribing index? | |
| Tip | članek | |
| Vir | Fam Pract | |
| Vol. in št. | Letnik 30, št. 3 | |
| Leto izdaje | 2013 | |
| Obseg | str. 320-4 | |
| Jezik | eng | |
| Abstrakt | Background:Physicians' prescribing patterns depend on fixed and influence-sensitive factors. The latter include the influence of interactions with the pharmaceutical industry.Objective:To determine whether the assessment of pharmaceutical sales representatives (PSRs) by family physicians was associated with their actual prescribing index.Methods:Cross-sectional anonymous postal study. We included all family physicians working in practice settings in Slovenia in 2011.Settings:Slovenian family physicians' surgeries.Main outcome measure:Prescribing index of Slovenian family physicians.Results:We received 247 responses (27.6% response rate). A prescribing index >100% was present in 57 (23.1%) of the respondents. Multivariate analysis revealed that working in regions of Slovenia other than the central region might be associated with a prescribing index >100%. Assessment of PSRs by family physicians was not significantly associated with a prescribing index >100%.Conclusion:The assessment of PSRs by family physicians does not have any substantial correlations with their prescribing index. |