PAYMENTS by the manufacturers
of pharmaceuticals to physicians
were associated with greater
regional prescribing of marketed
drugs in the US, according to a
study published in The BMJ.
The study examined payments
to specialists and payments for
speaker and consulting fees
by region and compared oral
anticoagulants and non-insulin
diabetes drugs prescribing data
from Medicare Part D in the latter
part of 2013 and the full calendar
year of 2014.
The association was not able to
be defined as causal.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 22 Aug 16 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 22 Aug 16
THE role and significance of community pharmacy in regional areas was a key focus of discussion for the Nationals leader David Littleproud during last week’s visit to Orana Mall Pharmacy as part of a regional tour.
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