Medical students' exposure to and attitudes towards product promotion and incentives from the pharmaceutical industry in 2019: a national cross-sectional study in France.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To measure medical students' exposure to pharmaceutical product promotion and incentives nationwide, and to evaluate students' attitudes towards the pharmaceutical industry, access to education on promotional strategies and knowledge of institutional policies about drug company-student relationships.

Design

Cross-sectional survey based on a 48-item anonymous questionnaire.

Setting

All 37 French medical schools, from March to April 2019.

Participants

French medical students in their 4th year of study and beyond, having studied exclusively in France.

Main outcome measure

Cumulative frequency of students' exposure to pharmaceutical product promotion and incentives.

Secondary outcome measures

Exposure within the last 6 months, attitudes reg

SUBMITTER: Molina M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9305804 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature