Healthy Skepticism Library item: 8549

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Publication type: Journal Article

Kalb CL.
Psychological motivations in physician prescribing habits
Medical Marketing and Media 1978 Oct; 13:43-45, 49, 50, 52, 54, 55

Abstract:

A questionnaire survey is presented of 204 responding physicians from northern New Jersey which was designed to ascertain the impact and relative importance of drug promotion and other major influences on the practicing physician’s decisions about prescribing medication. This examination of prescribing influences identified the following in order of preference: journal articles, colleagues, company reputation, salespeople, journal advertising and direct mail advertising. These results may suggest which directions are most beneficial for the pharmaceutical marketing manager, especially given the somewhat surprising results of this survey.