TY  - JOUR
T1  - EFfect of sample medication restrictions on prescribing at a private clinic
AU  - Miesner AR, Allen DP, Koenigsfeld CF, Wall GC
Y1  - 2009/07/13
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.171
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 1241
EP  - 1247
VL  - 169
IS  - 13
N2  - 
Sample medications allow physicians to quickly initiate therapy to evaluate initial patient response. However, sample closets primarily contain newer, costly brand name medications and rarely have generic options available. Studies now suggest that sample availability may affect the medications that physicians choose to subsequently prescribe,1- 2 but little data exist regarding this effect in private practice. In the present study, we explored the effect of removing samples of 3 medication classes on prescribing patterns at a private clinic.

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.171
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2009.171
ER  -