Research-based articles published in medical journals are key to communicating the results
of clinical trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. But there are challenges inherent in …

Background Healthcare providers often encounter clinical trial results in the form of visual
data displays. Although there is a robust literature on patient responses to data displays in …

Background The promotion strategies of pharmaceutical companies create many problems
including irrational prescribing, diminished trust in the patient-physician relationship and …

Background Little is known about how physicians interpret data displays that depict
preliminary or exploratory clinical data in physician-targeted sales aids for oncology drugs …

Background Physicians gain knowledge about medical product uses from a variety of
information vehicles including FDA-approved labeling, peer-reviewed journal articles …

Introduction Number needed to treat (NNT) is a clinically useful “yardstick” used to gauge the
efficacy of therapeutic interventions. The objective of this project was to develop and pilot a …

Background Prescribing approved products for unapproved uses (off-label use) is not
uncommon among physicians in certain medical specialties. Available evidence about an off …

Background Pharmaceutical spending on prescription drug promotion is considerable, and
exposure to advertising can influence demand and behavior. The US Food and Drug …

Organizational leaders' inability to effectively manage complexity and implement leadership
development strategies during intense situations creates work-related stress among …

Abstract Background Healthcare providers (HCPs) often encounter clinical trial results in the
form of data displays in prescription drug promotions. Information conveyed in data displays …