Question

When discussing prescribing practices of prescription or over-the-counter drugs (OTC), our text suggests physicians are influenced by which of the following:

		variations in medical education
		practice norms
		pharmaceutical marketing approaches
		all of the above
		none of the above

Answer 1

D) all of the above

A) :- Variations in medical education:- Physician prescribes medications based on their eduaction.

Example :- If the physician is educated in hyderabad at yashoda hoapital. The physician mostly advise the medications which is mostly used in their hospital .

B) :- practice norms :-

Drugs are advised by the physician based on their practiced medications.

Example :-

The physician influenced to advise the drug which are practiced by their hospital.

C) :- Pharmaceutical marketing approaches :-

The physician follows the pharmaceutical marketing approaches.

Example :- If any new drug have more advantages and less side effects pharmaceutical marketing approach team will discuss about drug to the physician.If this drug is good physician follow to advise this medication .