Healthy Skepticism Library item: 15526

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Publication type: Journal Article

Hirotsu M, Sohma M, Takagi H.
[Involvement of medical representatives in team medical care].
Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2009 Apr; 36:(4):693-5
http://www.pier-online.jp/0385-0684/contents_abstract.php?serial_no=36040&seq=35

Abstract:

In recent years, chemotherapies have been further advanced because of successive launch of new drugs, introduction of molecular targeting, etc., and the concept of so-called Team Medical Care ,the idea of sharing interdisciplinary expertise for collaborative treatment, has steadily penetrated in the Japanese medical society. Dr. Naoto Ueno is a medical oncologist at US MD Anderson Cancer Center, the birthplace of the Team Medical Care. He has advocated the concept of ABC of Team Oncology by positioning pharmaceutical companies as Team C. Under such team practice, we believe that medical representatives of a pharmaceutical company should also play a role as a member of the Team Medical Care by providing appropriate drug use information to healthcare professionals, supporting post-marketing surveillance of treated patients, facilitating drug information sharing among healthcare professionals at medical institutions, etc.