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| Title |
Ethical pharmaceutical promotion and communications worldwide: codes and regulations
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| Published in |
Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine, March 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1747-5341-9-7 |
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| Authors |
Jeffrey Francer, Jose Zamarriego Izquierdo, Tamara Music, Kirti Narsai, Chrisoula Nikidis, Heather Simmonds, Paul Woods |
| Abstract |
The international pharmaceutical industry has made significant efforts towards ensuring compliant and ethical communication and interaction with physicians and patients. This article presents the current status of the worldwide governance of communication practices by pharmaceutical companies, concentrating on prescription-only medicines. It analyzes legislative, regulatory, and code-based compliance control mechanisms and highlights significant developments, including the 2006 and 2012 revisions of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) Code of Practice.Developments in international controls, largely built upon long-established rules relating to the quality of advertising material, have contributed to clarifying the scope of acceptable company interactions with healthcare professionals. This article aims to provide policy makers, particularly in developing countries, with an overview of the evolution of mechanisms governing the communication practices, such as the distribution of promotional or scientific material and interactions with healthcare stakeholders, relating to prescription-only medicines. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 14 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 3 | 21% |
| Lebanon | 2 | 14% |
| Denmark | 1 | 7% |
| Belgium | 1 | 7% |
| India | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 6 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 14 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 148 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 146 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 20 | 14% |
| Researcher | 19 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 8% |
| Other | 11 | 7% |
| Other | 32 | 22% |
| Unknown | 40 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 13% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 19 | 13% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 18 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 9% |
| Unspecified | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 31 | 21% |
| Unknown | 41 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 23. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 April 2022.
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