Knowledge, attitude and skills before and after a module on pharmaceutical promotion in a Nepalese medical school.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pharmaceutical promotion is widespread and can impact prescribing by health professionals. Little research has been conducted on interactions between medical students and the pharmaceutical industry. Teaching about pharmaceutical promotion is inadequate. A survey showed that many schools spend only about two hours teaching this important topic while others spend around six hours. Recently a manual on understanding and responding to promotion has been published by Health Action International (HAI) and the World Health Organization (WHO). From April to August 2011 the department of Clinical Pharmacology at KIST Medical College, Lalitpur, Nepal conducted a module on pharmaceutical promotion for second year students based on the manual. The module used active learning strate

SUBMITTER: Shankar PR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3284404 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature