http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/331/7517/597
Medical students are naive about drug companies
A survey of more than 1000 medical students from across the United States has shown that they are a soft target for drug companies. Respondents from eight medical schools received an average of one gift or sponsored event each week. Almost all the students had eaten sponsored lunches and accepted pens or coffee mugs from drug representatives. More than four fifths (690/798, 86%) had also attended sponsored grand rounds, and about half had accepted gifts of textbooks. Four fifths of the students (all third years) believed that they were entitled to gifts from drug companies, and 69% (556/808) said that gifts and other direct marketing would not influence their practice.
The authors say that the survey, with an overall response rate of 72%, shows that US medical students are not as sceptical as they should be about the marketing tactics of drug companies. Seven in 10 respondents believed that drug company materials were a good way to learn about new drugs, and nine in 10 described sponsored grand rounds as helpful and educational.
JAMA 2005;294:1034-42
Medical students are naive about drug companies
A survey of more than 1000 medical students from across the United States has shown that they are a soft target for drug companies. Respondents from eight medical schools received an average of one gift or sponsored event each week. Almost all the students had eaten sponsored lunches and accepted pens or coffee mugs from drug representatives. More than four fifths (690/798, 86%) had also attended sponsored grand rounds, and about half had accepted gifts of textbooks. Four fifths of the students (all third years) believed that they were entitled to gifts from drug companies, and 69% (556/808) said that gifts and other direct marketing would not influence their practice.
The authors say that the survey, with an overall response rate of 72%, shows that US medical students are not as sceptical as they should be about the marketing tactics of drug companies. Seven in 10 respondents believed that drug company materials were a good way to learn about new drugs, and nine in 10 described sponsored grand rounds as helpful and educational.
JAMA 2005;294:1034-42
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Vanhimmat
Niinpä. Suomessa lääketehtaiden voitelu on vähentynyt rutkasti. Mutta typerää ja teennäistä vastustaa tuota. Kyllä mulle opiskelijana kelpaa kaikki ilmainen höyste; kirjat ja lelut.
vanha koira ei opi: koeteltuja, halpoja lääkkeitä reseptiin. Häpeä sitten, kun edustavat edustajat tulevat kyselemään, onko heidän troppejaan kirjoitettu. Ei ole.
Esim. yllämainitut kirjat ovat tervetulleita, eihän niitä työnantaja jaksa kustantaa.