Free Meals for Doctors by Drug Cos influence their prescriptions : JAMA Study
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In this cross-sectional study of 279 669 physicians, physicians who received a single meal promoting the drug of interest, with a mean value of less than $20, had significantly higher rates of prescribing rosuvastatin as compared with other statins; nebivolol as compared with other β-blockers; olmesartan as compared with other angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin-receptor blockers; and desvenlafaxine as compared with other selective serotonin and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors.
The answer would be yes, if the results of a new study are to be believed. A study Published in JAMA Internal Medicine this week, clearly revealed that medical practitioners seem to be falling for the so called “ free lunches” that are offered by pharma companies. More surprisingly the results of the study also reveal that these are not the so-called "fancy lunches" and decision-making of doctors can be influenced by meals with mean value of less than $20.
Is a Physician’s stomach the way to his prescription pad?
The answer would be yes, if the results of a new study are to be believed. A study Published in JAMA Internal Medicine this week, clearly revealed that medical practitioners seem to be falling for the so called “ free lunches” that are offered by pharma companies. More surprisingly the results of the study also reveal that these are not the so-called "fancy lunches" and decision-making of doctors can be influenced by meals with mean value of less than $20.
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