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U.S. adults that believe physicians are under pressure from pharma to prescribe drugs
How high do you think the pressure on physicians is from the pharma industry to prescribe certain drugs?
by Matej Mikulic,
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Apr 3, 2017
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.
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by Matej Mikulic,
last edited
Apr 3, 2017
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.
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- February 2017
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- February 6 to 8, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 1,029 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- February 6 to 8, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 1,029 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
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