Short Communication: Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Factors Affecting Physician’s and Pharmacist’s Selection of Drugs
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2003-07-26
2004-03-02
2004-03-02
87 - 96
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A survey of random sample of physicians and pharmacists in north Palestine was carried out to ascertain the factors that influence their decisions when selecting a drug for a patient. Of the four hundred (400) questionnaire distributed, two hundred and fourteen (214) were filled correctly and returned giving a response rate of approximately 56%. The ten factors which had the greatest influence on drug selection were as follows in ranking order: active ingredients, evidence of product efficacy, patient characteristics, presence of side effects for the drug, successful self-use of product, product abuse potential, confidence in manufacturer, availability of product in community pharmacies, cost of drug for the patient and range of dosage forms available for the product. Commercial factors like profitability, number of medical samples and personal relations with manufacturers have slight influence on the drug selection by physicians and pharmacists. The results of this short communication suggest that selection of drugs for therapy is based on clinical and patient factors and whilst commercial factors may be involved they do not compromise the quality of therapeutic recommendations.
Sweileh, W., Jaradat, N., Barham, A., & Barakat, A. (2004). Short Communication: Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Factors Affecting Physician’s and Pharmacist’s Selection of Drugs. An-Najah University Journal for Research - A (Natural Sciences), 18(1), 87–96. https://doi.org/10.35552/anujr.a.18.1.625
[1]W. Sweileh, N. Jaradat, A. Barham, and A. Barakat, “Short Communication: Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Factors Affecting Physician’s and Pharmacist’s Selection of Drugs,” An-Najah University Journal for Research - A (Natural Sciences), vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 87–96, Mar. 2004, doi: 10.35552/anujr.a.18.1.625.
Sweileh, Waleed, et al. “Short Communication: Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Factors Affecting Physician’s and Pharmacist’s Selection of Drugs.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - A (Natural Sciences), vol. 18, no. 1, Mar. 2004, pp. 87–96. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.35552/anujr.a.18.1.625.
1.Sweileh W, Jaradat N, Barham A, Barakat A. Short Communication: Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Factors Affecting Physician’s and Pharmacist’s Selection of Drugs. An-Najah University Journal for Research - A (Natural Sciences) [Internet]. 2004 Mar;18(1):87–96. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.35552/anujr.a.18.1.625
Sweileh, Waleed, Nidal Jaradat, Abdelrahim Barham, and Ali Barakat. “Short Communication: Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Factors Affecting Physician’s and Pharmacist’s Selection of Drugs.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - A (Natural Sciences) 18, no. 1 (March 2004): 87–96. https://doi.org/10.35552/anujr.a.18.1.625.
مراسلة قصيرة: العوامل الدوائية والصيدلانية التي تؤثر على الطبيب والصيدلاني في إختيار الدواء
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معلومات المقال
2003-07-26
2004-03-02
2004-03-02
87 - 96
الكلمات الإفتتاحية
الملخص
قمنا بدراسة مسحية على عينة عشوائية من الأطباء والصيادلة في شمال فلسطين للتعرف على العوامل التي تؤثر عليهم عند اختيار الأدوية. وقد تم توزيع 400 استبيان استعدنا منه 224 أي أن نسبة الاستجابة هي 56%. وقد تبين من الدراسة وجود عشرة عوامل مؤثرة عند اختيار الأدوية وهي بالترتيب حسب نسبتها المؤية: المواد الفعالة، الأدلة العلمية على نجاعة الدواء، مواصفات المريض، وجود عوارض جانبية للدواء، التجارب الناجحة للدواء، احتمالية الادمان على الدواء، الثقة بالمنتج، تواجد الدواء في الصيدليات، سعر الدواء وتوفر اشكال صيدلانية متعددة للصنف. وتبين أن العوامل التجارية مثل الربح الشخصي والعينات الطبية المجانية والعلاقة الشخصية مع المنتج كان لها تأثيرا""خفيفا"" على اختيار الأدوية. نتيجة هذه المراسلة القصيرة هي أن اختيار الأدوية يقوم على الأسس السريرة بالدرجة الأولى في حين ان العوامل التجارية لها تأثير ولكن ليس الى الحد المؤثر على القرار العلاجي.
Sweileh, W., Jaradat, N., Barham, A., & Barakat, A. (2004). Short Communication: Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Factors Affecting Physician’s and Pharmacist’s Selection of Drugs. An-Najah University Journal for Research - A (Natural Sciences), 18(1), 87–96. https://doi.org/10.35552/anujr.a.18.1.625
[1]W. Sweileh, N. Jaradat, A. Barham, and A. Barakat, “Short Communication: Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Factors Affecting Physician’s and Pharmacist’s Selection of Drugs,” An-Najah University Journal for Research - A (Natural Sciences), vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 87–96, Mar. 2004, doi: 10.35552/anujr.a.18.1.625.
Sweileh, Waleed, et al. “Short Communication: Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Factors Affecting Physician’s and Pharmacist’s Selection of Drugs.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - A (Natural Sciences), vol. 18, no. 1, Mar. 2004, pp. 87–96. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.35552/anujr.a.18.1.625.
1.Sweileh W, Jaradat N, Barham A, Barakat A. Short Communication: Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Factors Affecting Physician’s and Pharmacist’s Selection of Drugs. An-Najah University Journal for Research - A (Natural Sciences) [Internet]. 2004 Mar;18(1):87–96. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.35552/anujr.a.18.1.625
Sweileh, Waleed, Nidal Jaradat, Abdelrahim Barham, and Ali Barakat. “Short Communication: Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Factors Affecting Physician’s and Pharmacist’s Selection of Drugs.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - A (Natural Sciences) 18, no. 1 (March 2004): 87–96. https://doi.org/10.35552/anujr.a.18.1.625.
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