Table 2. Patient and public awareness of gifts received by physicians in general from the pharmaceutical industry.
| Awareness of gifts received by physicians from the pharmaceutical industry | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Gifts | % aware (N)1 | Country, year2 | Reference |
| Gifts in general (pharmaceutical promotional activities/ pharmaceutical marketing) | 54% (N = 196) | USA, 1998 | [55] |
| 70% (N = 503) | USA, 2010–2011 | [50] | |
| 55% (N = 252) | Canada, 2010–2011 | [50] | |
| 70% (N = 251) | USA, 2010–2011 | [50] | |
| 40% (N = 134) | Australia, 2007 | [58] | |
| 83% (N = 584) | Turkey, 2004 | [57] | |
| Gifts with possible patient benefit | 82% (N = 649) | USA, 1995 | [54] |
| Personal gifts (e.g. clocks, radios) | 32% (N = 649) | USA, 1995 | [54] |
| Drug samples | 87% (N = 486) | USA, 1995 | [52] |
| 94% (N = 903) | USA, 2009 | [59] | |
| Ballpoint pens | 55% (N = 489) | USA, 1995 | [52] |
| 76% (N = 903) | USA, 2009 | [59] | |
| Medical books | 35% (N = 486) | USA, 1995 | [52] |
| 38% (N = 903) | USA, 2009 | [59] | |
| Dinner | 22% (N = 486) | USA, 1995 | [52] |
| 37% (N = 903) | USA, 2008 | [59] | |
| Attend industry-sponsored trips/conferences/social activities | 16–17% (N = 192) | USA, 2008 | [63] |
| 34% (N = 903) | USA, 2009 | [59] | |
| Accept gifts over $100 | 12% (N = 192) | USA, 2008 | [63] |
| Accept gifts less than $100 | 16% (N = 192) | USA, 2008 | [63] |
| Conduct research for drug company | 23% (N = 192) | USA, 2008 | [63] |
| Baby formula | 29% (N = 486) | USA, 1994 | [52] |
| Coffee maker | 14% (N = 486) | USA, 1994 | [52] |
1 N refers to the sample size
2 This indicates year of the study for each finding (and if not reported, the year of publication)