Priceless Knowledge: Attitudes and Awareness Around Drug Pricing Among US Medical Students.

ABSTRACT: High US drug costs have garnered increasing attention, with multiple proposed reforms. While physicians are key stakeholders, medical education about drug pricing is not described, and medical students' understanding and attitudes are poorly understood. To assess students' awareness of drug pricing and its determinants, the authors conducted a cross-sectional, web-based survey of US medical students. Survey items included attitudes and knowledge around drug pricing and relevant education received (e.g., importance, quantity/quality of instruction). A composite knowledge score summed correct responses to 10 knowledge items. Descriptive statistics and t tests were used to evaluate associations. Among 815 viewers of the survey invitation, 361 visited the survey and 240 completed it (vi

SUBMITTER: Korenstein D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8368429 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature