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Figures
- Figure 1.
Trajectory of drug samples in the FMUs
FMU—family medicine teaching unit.
- Figure 2.
Presence and storage of drug samples in the FMUs
FMU—family medicine teaching unit.
- Figure 3.
Classes of medications distributed to patients over the previous 6 months
- Figure 4.
Primary reasons cited by respondents for dispensing drug samples to patients
- Figure 5.
Frequency of dispensers’ documentation in patients’ charts upon issuing a drug sample: N = 191.
Tables
- Table 1.
Respondents’ occupations according to their roles in drug sample management and dispensing
OCCUPATION DISPENSERS, N (%) MANAGERS, N (%) Supervising physicians 118 (40.1) 9 (40.9) Family medicine residents • First year 71 (24.1) 0 (0.0) • Second year 40 (13.6) 0 (0.0) Nurses 30 (10.2) 8 (36.4) Pharmacists 4 (1.4) 4 (18.2) Research assistants 0 (0.0) 1 (4.5) Not specified by the respondent 31 (10.5) 0 (0.0) Total 294 (100.0) 22 (100.0) - Table 2.
Drug sample dispensers’ knowledge about sample management policies: N = 224 dispensers (who distributed drug samples in the previous 6 months) in FMUs with drug sample cabinets.
KNOWLEDGE OF DRUG SAMPLE MANAGEMENT POLICY YES, N (%) NO, N (%) DOES NOT KNOW, N (%) Existence of a written drug sample management policy at the FMU 25 (11.2) 84 (37.5) 115 (51.3) Existence of a written drug sample management policy at the health care institution 24 (10.7) 22 (9.8) 178 (79.5) Existence of sample selection criteria at the FMU 38 (17.0) 71 (31.7) 115 (51.3) Existence of a list of drug samples accepted at the FMU 32 (14.3) 85 (37.9) 107 (47.8) Existence of a written policy governing contact between residents and pharmaceutical representatives at the FMU 63 (28.1) 55 (24.6) 106 (47.3) FMU—family medicine teaching unit.
- Table 3.
Distribution of and desire for samples by medication class: N = 224 dispensers (who distributed drug samples in the previous 6 months) in FMUs with drug sample cabinets.
DRUG CLASSES DISPENSERS WHO DISTRIBUTE THIS CLASS OF SAMPLE, % DISPENSERS WHO WANT ACCESS TO THIS CLASS OF SAMPLE, % Oral contraceptives 62.9 91.9 Analgesics 62.5 87.0 Ointments 33.0 65.5 Antacids 38.7 64.6 Inhaled medications 26.8 61.4 Intranasal corticosteroids 41.5 59.2 Antihistamines 18.8 57.0 Antimigraine medications 15.6 55.6 Antidepressants 24.6 52.5 Vitamins and supplements 22.3 40.4 Erectile dysfunction medications 21.0 33.6
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