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. 2023 Oct 25;383:e075512. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-075512

Table 4.

Association between industry payments and non-recommended or low value drugs. Associations are shown in terms of prevalence difference, paid minus not paid

Cohort No of patients No of oncologists Unadjusted prevalence difference (%) Estimated prevalence difference, % (95% CI)
Patient characteristics model* Physician indicator model
CSPC 9799 5367 18.0 17.5 (15.3 to 19.7) 7.4 (2.5 to 12.2)
GCSF 271 485 18 148 5.5 5.8 (5.4 to 6.1) 0.4 (−0.3 to 1.1)
Nab-paclitaxel 86 394 14 197 7.8 7.6 (7.1 to 8.1) 1.7 (0.9 to 2.5)
Branded drugs 13 386 7409 −4.8 −4.6 (−5.8 to −3.3) 1.2 (−6.0 to 8.5)

CI=confidence interval; CSPC=castration sensitive prostate cancer; GCSF=granulocyte colony stimulating factors.

*

Accounts for calendar year and patients’ characteristics.