Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives and Patient Safety: A Comparative Prospective Study of Information Quality in Canada, France and the United States

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of General Internal Medicine, April 2013

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The information provided by pharmaceutical sales representatives has been shown to influence prescribing. To enable safe…

An international study (by a team of researchers that includes HAI members, Barbara Mintzes and Joel Lexchin) has found that…

Concerns highlighted over the lack of safety information provided to clinicians by pharmaceutical sales representatives.

Study finds pharma sales reps offer little information on harmful effects but docs ready to prescribe http://t.co/ZfyYpijLLO

Pharma Sales Reps Rarely Tell Doctors About Drugs' Side…

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@DCTian New study showing sales reps do not tell docs about bad side effects of brand-name drugs. #NatlPharmFreeWeek @PostScriptR…

Doctors rarely informed by sales reps about side-effects; even when drugs have a "black box" warning. #bigpharma http://t.co/XwF9…