PMID: 22568050May 10, 2012Paper

Summary of product characteristics (SmPC)--study on utilization of information presented in SmPC by different groups of physicians

Acta poloniae pharmaceutica
Łukasz Dzioba, Andrzej Stańczak

Abstract

Cross-sectional survey study was done, investigating whether information included in SmPC (changing often due to safety reasons) is actually used, properly used or not used at all by cardiologists, GP's (general practitioners), internists and internal diseases physicians. Conducting readability test of Patient Information Leaflet, required by European Commission improved utilization of medical information included in it by European patients. Since there was no such requirement on Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC), we examined utilization of information presented in Summary of Product Characteristics by physicians. Investigated were six drugs used in antiplatelet therapies, ATC (Anatomical, Therapeutic Chemical classification system) code B01AC. A random sample of 800 physicians took part in the study. They were physicians (300 cardiologists and 300 GP's) chosen from The Polish Chamber of Physicians and Dentists (PCPD) database interviewed using regular mail and 200 physicians interrogated during the XV International Congress of Polish Cardiac Society.Physicians. They were asked to complete a questionnaire consisting of 20 questions (13 concerning active substances, 6 general questions and one open question "Indicate the...Continue Reading

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