New Survey Finds Meds Students Lack Trust In Big Pharma

By Author: Joshua Daly
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A recent study done by Epocrates has found that like many others, med students have very little faith in the good will of big pharma. The survey took the pulse of 1000 soon to be doctors on several prevalent issues in the healthcare industry today.

Here are some of the Questions and answers from the survey:

What is your opinion of the pharmaceutical industry?
Positive - 17 percent;
Negative - 54 percent;
Neutral - 28 percent;
No opinion - 1 percent.

What are the top influences on your opinion of the industry?
Pharmaceutical sales reps - 56 percent;
Attending physicians - 43 percent;
The media - 31 percent.

Should med schools limit access given pharma sales reps to students?
Yes - 42 percent;
No - 47 percent;
Don't know - 11 percent.

What are the potentially negative consequences of DTC advertising?
Misinformed patients - 66 percent;
Patients self-diagnosing - 66 percent;
Fear/concern among patients - 38 percent;
Undermines physicians - 27 percent;
Confusion about side effects - 24 percent;
Unnecessary ...
... office visits - 17 percent;
Wastes time during appointments - 9 percent.

Do you agree that disease awareness campaigns lead to early detection?
Strongly agree - 13 percent;
Agree - 39 percent;
Somewhat - 35 percent;
Neutral - 10 percent;
Somewhat disagree - 2 percent;
Disagree - 1 percent.

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