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Influences on GPs’ decision to prescribe new drugs – (02-10-03)

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Influences on GPs’ decision to prescribe new drugs—the importance of who says what

I’ve frequently said that common sense ain’t so common in medicine anymore and many patients seem to view prescribing behaviour with more skepticism than the doctors doing the prescribing. This article finds that clinical decision making was not the only factor affecting prescribing behaviour. Forget what the other factors were (even though they truly are important)–the only factor that should be present is clinical decision making.

Family Practice — Abstracts: Prosser et al. 20 (1): 61

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Higher Use& Intro of New Drugs Cause Increased Drug Spending – (09-21-00)

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Higher Use& Intro of New Drugs Cause Increased Drug Spending

Remember all those studies saying the the American public is more interested in taking better care of themselves and using natural alternatives?? Well, I for one think those reports are wrong and many people still rely on pharmaceuticals for “answers” to their health problems.

Drug Benefit Trends 12(7):7-8, 2000 Pharmacy benefit costs are rising largely because of higher utilization: more people are taking prescription medicines and taking them for a longer period. Price inflation, by contrast, has had a relatively minor effect on the trend of increasing expenditures for drugs, according to Merck-Medco’s Drug Trend 2000 Report, “Managing Pharmacy Benefit Costs — New Insights for a New Century.” Other reasons for utilization increases include an aging population; new medical guidelines that call for earlier or more aggressive treatment of certain diseases; the enthusiastic reception given by patients and physicians to new drugs that have either modest or significant therapeutic advances; direct-to-consumer advertising; drugs with more convenient dosage forms or fewer side effects; and more health care being delivered on an outpatient basis, which means that drugs are covered under the pharmacy benefit plan, rather than in hospitals or physicians’ offices where drugs are covered under the medical plan.

All but one of the remaining children experienced only minor reactions, including fever, local reactions, and/or lethargy, during the 7 days following immunization.

NEW DRUGS UTILISED BEFORE KNOWING SIDE EFFECTS – (05-16-02)

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Doctors warned to be wary of new drugs

How many of you have been to your doctor’s office and was very happy when he opened up the magic cabinet and pulled out samples of a drug for your condition? You were happy and thankful because of this gracious gesture. Guess what? Remember the cute little guinea pig at the pet store running around on the little wheel?

This article brings to light the reality of new drugs (typically less then 7 yrs old) and the fact that most of the side effects (in same cases lethal) are not found until after the drug is released.

This article has some interesting and shocking statistics. bmj.com Josefson 324 (7346): 1113 –

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