Q1. Please rate the factors below according to the level of the effect on your prescribing decision in the order of 1 (low) to 6 (high). |
- Pharmacology courses during formal medical education. |
- Activities of sales representatives |
- Observation of prescribing during clinical practice in medical school |
- Post-graduate in-service training by public sector |
- Consultations with other physicians |
- Self-reading after graduation |
Q2. Please rate the references that you consulted according to frequeny of use in case of any problem in prescribing, in the order of 1 (frequently) to 6 (rarely). |
- Drug guides of pharmaceutical companies |
- Documents of pharmaceutical companies other than drug guides (brochures etc...) |
- Medical text books |
- Academic journals |
- Consultation with a specialist doctor |
- Consultation with other GPs |
Q3. Have you been involved any kind of postgraduate training programme on prescribing? |
- Yes |
- No |
Q4. If yes, what kind of programmes were they? |
- Training programmes of pharmaceutical companies |
- In-service training provided by public sector |
- MsC/PhD programme |
- Pharmacology courses during medical faculty |
Q5. Do the activities of sales representatives of drug companies affect your prescribing decision? |
- Yes/always |
- Yes/sometimes |
- No |