Perceptions of and barriers to ethical promotion of pharmaceuticals in Pakistan: perspectives of medical representatives and doctors.
Rehan GulHamid SaeedZikria SaleemFawad RasoolFurqan Kurshid HashmiMuhammad IslamImran ImranSyed Atif RazaZeeshan DanishPublished in: BMC medical ethics (2021)
In conclusion, MRs of MNCs and MDs believed that MNCs follow certain codes of ethics in the promotion of pharmaceuticals, while NCs tend to be more profit oriented and even condone unethical promotion. All stakeholders, MRs, MDs and companies, might pose certain barriers, intentionally or unintentionally, in ethical promotion.