This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in February 2017. U.S. adults were asked if they believe that physicians are under pressure from the pharmaceutical industry to prescribe certain drugs to patients and how much pressure they were under. In total, 18 percent of participants indicated that they believe physicians are under very high pressure to prescribe certain drugs, while 5 percent of participants indicated that they believe physicians are under very low pressure to prescribe certain drugs.
How high do you think the pressure on physicians is from the pharma industry to prescribe certain drugs?
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Statista Survey. (February 10, 2017). How high do you think the pressure on physicians is from the pharma industry to prescribe certain drugs? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/694566/us-adults-that-believe-physicians-are-under-pressure-from-pharma/
Statista Survey. "How high do you think the pressure on physicians is from the pharma industry to prescribe certain drugs?." Chart. February 10, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694566/us-adults-that-believe-physicians-are-under-pressure-from-pharma/
Statista Survey. (2017). How high do you think the pressure on physicians is from the pharma industry to prescribe certain drugs?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694566/us-adults-that-believe-physicians-are-under-pressure-from-pharma/
Statista Survey. "How High Do You Think The Pressure on Physicians Is from The Pharma Industry to Prescribe Certain Drugs?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/694566/us-adults-that-believe-physicians-are-under-pressure-from-pharma/
Statista Survey, How high do you think the pressure on physicians is from the pharma industry to prescribe certain drugs? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/694566/us-adults-that-believe-physicians-are-under-pressure-from-pharma/ (last visited June 05, 2020)
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