TABLE 2.
Awareness of physician–pharmaceutical industry interactions
| Percentage of respondents aware of physician–pharmaceutical industry interactions | |
|---|---|
| Aware (%) | |
| Gifts overall | 544 |
| Office gifts | 822 |
| Personal gifts | 322 |
| Pharmaceutical promotions | 82.79 |
| Small gifts – pen | 55.31 |
| Large gifts – coffee maker | 13.81 |
| CME – medical text | 34.61 |
| Samples – baby formula | 28.61 |
| Drug samples | 871 |
| Meals – dinner | 22.41 |
| Financial interactions in clinical trials | 238 |
1
Blake and Early, 1995 (self-administered survey, n=486);
2
Mainous et al. 1995 (telephone survey, n=649);
3
LaPuma et al. 1995 (self-administered survey, n=200);
4
Gibbons et al. 1998 (face-to-face survey, n=196);
5
Eaton 2003 (online poll, n=1,479);
6
Wall Street Journal Online 2003 (online poll, n=4,173);
7
Kim et al. 2004 (Internet-administered survey, n=5,478);
8
Hampson et al. 2006 (face-to-face survey, n=253);
9
Semin et al. 2006 (face-to-face survey, n=253);
10
Weinfurt et al. 2006 (focus group, n=139).
CME = continuing medical education