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Attitudes of cardiology residents toward interactions with the pharmaceutical industry

Published:December 01, 2010DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.10.122
Attitudes of cardiology residents toward interactions with the pharmaceutical industry
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      Interactions with pharmaceutical representatives (PRs) and acceptance of gifts are frequent and impact prescribing behavior [
      • McKinney W.P.
      • Schiedermayer D.L.
      • Lurie N.
      • Simpson D.E.
      • Goodman J.L.
      • Rich E.C.
      Attitudes of internal medicine faculty and residents toward professional interaction with pharmaceutical sales representatives.
      JAMA. 1990; 264: 1693-1697
      ,
      • Wazana A.
      Physicians and the pharmaceutical industry: is a gift ever just a gift?.
      JAMA. 2000; 283: 373-380
      ,
      • Zipkin D.A.
      • Steinman M.A.
      Interactions between pharmaceutical representatives and doctors in training. A thematic review.
      J Gen Intern Med. 2005; 20: 777-786
      ]. Concern about the appropriateness of these interactions has been raised [
      • Brett A.S.
      • Burr W.
      • Moloo J.
      Are gifts from pharmaceutical companies ethically problematic? A survey of physicians.
      Arch Intern Med. 2003; 163: 2213-2218
      ]. Due to the high prevalence and mortality of cardiovascular diseases, cardiology represents a field where intense competition to influence prescriptions of physicians and trainees may exist. In a previous report we described the frequency and types of gifts given by pharmaceutical industry to cardiology residents in France [

      Moubarak G, Martins RP, Zuily S, Mechulan A, Guiot A. [Frequency and type of gifts given by pharmaceutical industry to cardiology residents]. Presse Med 2010;39:e197-204.

      ]. Here we report their attitudes toward interactions with pharmaceutical industry and their perceived influence on resident education and prescribing behavior.

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        Attitudes of internal medicine faculty and residents toward professional interaction with pharmaceutical sales representatives.
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        View in Article
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        Interactions between pharmaceutical representatives and doctors in training. A thematic review.
        J Gen Intern Med. 2005; 20: 777-786
        View in Article
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        Are gifts from pharmaceutical companies ethically problematic? A survey of physicians.
        Arch Intern Med. 2003; 163: 2213-2218
        View in Article

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      Article info

      Publication history

      Published online: December 01, 2010
      Accepted: October 26, 2010
      Received: October 23, 2010

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.10.122

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      © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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