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Communicating drug information to physicians
Journal of Medical Education
|March 1, 1976
Summary
Physicians utilize diverse professional and commercial sources for drug information. Understanding these information channels is crucial for drug selection and treatment strategies.
Area of Science:
- Medical Information Science
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Health Communication
Background:
- Physicians rely on various information sources for clinical decision-making.
- Identifying these sources is key to understanding drug information dissemination.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review studies identifying physicians' drug information sources.
- To analyze the relationship between information sources and drug choice.
- To examine the link between information sources and treatment of conditions.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of studies on physicians' drug information sources.
- Categorization of sources into professional and commercial.
Main Results:
- Professional sources include journals, colleagues, meetings, and pharmacists.
- Commercial sources include detailmen, advertisements, and samples.
- Information sources correlate with drug selection and treatment of conditions.
Conclusions:
- A comprehensive understanding of physician information sources is essential.
- Emerging information channels are being considered by regulatory bodies like the Food and Drug Administration.