Table 4.

Attitudes of physicians towards innovation

	In your opinion, does the high price of a new product implies also better effectiveness?
	Greece	Cyprus	Difference	p-value
Absolutely	2.90%	4.15%	-1.25%	0.395
Enough	14.99%	32.64%	-17.65%	0.000
Not really	49.23%	55.96%	-6.73%	0.079
Almost not	10.48%	4.66%	5.82%	0.001
Not at all	22.40%	2.59%	19.81%	0.000
	Generally, what do you think about the effectiveness of new drug products in comparison to the older ones already on the market?
	Greece	Cyprus	Difference	p-value
Clearly more effective	18.73%	24.35%	-5.62%	0.084
Rather more effective	43.62%	61.14%	-17.52%	0.000
Do not differ significantlly	30.15%	14.51%	15.64%	0.000
Do not differ at all	7.49%	0.00%	7.49%	0.000
	Which sources do you consult in order to get information for the launch of new drugs?
	Greece	Cyprus	Difference	p-value
Scientific journals	78.99%	76.68%	2.31%	0.477
Medical congresses	75.10%	7.25%	63.85%	0.000
Pharmaceutical representatives	77.33%	88.08%	-10.75%	0.000
Scientific medical societies	38.87%	51.30%	-12.43%	0.001
Internet	30.32%	41.45%	-11.13%	0.003