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  • Beliefs and practices of physicians in Lebanon regarding promotional gifts and interactions with pharmaceutical companies / Issam Shaarani;Jida Hasbini;Reem Farhat;Nour Safawi;Jamil Sleiman;Alaa Kassem Hammoud;Tamara Fayad;Dana Khazaa;Oubaida Elkhatib;Hussein Berjaoui
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Beliefs and practices of physicians in Lebanon regarding promotional gifts and interactions with pharmaceutical companies / Issam Shaarani;Jida Hasbini;Reem Farhat;Nour Safawi;Jamil Sleiman;Alaa Kassem Hammoud;Tamara Fayad;Dana Khazaa;Oubaida Elkhatib;Hussein Berjaoui

Tác giả : Issam Shaarani;Jida Hasbini;Reem Farhat;Nour Safawi;Jamil Sleiman;Alaa Kassem Hammoud;Tamara Fayad;Dana Khazaa;Oubaida Elkhatib;Hussein Berjaoui

Nhà xuất bản : World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Năm xuất bản : 2024

Chủ đề : 1. Cross-Sectional Studies. 2. Drug Industry. 3. Gift Giving. 4. Health Systems. 5. Lebanon. 6. Pharmaceutical. 7. Physicians. 8. Preparations. 9. Journal / periodical articles.

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Background:Pharmaceutical companies invest greatly in promotional gifts to influence prescription of medications by physicians, yet there is limited published information evaluating its impact on healthcare.Aim:This study aimed to assess the beliefs and practices of physicians in Lebanon regarding promotional gifts and their interactions with representatives of pharmaceutical companies.Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2019 and January 2020 through an email-based questionnaire sent to 5936 physicians of different specialties registered in the Lebanese Order of Physicians. Assessment was done using a validated tool and data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 26.0.Results:Of the 268 respondents, 188 (70.4%) reported that physicians in Lebanon accepted gifts from representatives of pharmaceutical companies. Most of the physicians (31.7%) interacted with company representatives more than once a week. Medication samples (251 respondents) and stationary items (222 respondents) were the most common gifts accepted by physicians who admitted accepting gifts. Overall, 225 (84.9%) respondents believed that prescriptions by physicians in Lebanon were influenced by the gifts. Only 74 (40.0%) of those who accepted gifts from pharmaceutical companies believed that it was unethical, and around half did not know if the Lebanese Code of Medical Ethics allowed them to accept gifts from pharmaceutical companies .Conclusion:Although physicians in Lebanon were aware of the e ffect that gifts from pharmaceutical companies could have on their prescription behaviours, many of them still accepted the gifts. This study provides evidence to policymakers for decision-making regarding ethical guidance on interactions between physicians and pharmaceutical companies in Lebanon.
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https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/377339