Do advertisements for antihypertensive drugs in Australia promote quality prescribing? A cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Spurling Geoffrey K (Author), Mansfield Peter R (Author), Montgomery Brett D (Author), Ward Alison M (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Antihypertensive medications are widely prescribed by doctors and heavily promoted by the pharmaceutical industry. Despite strong evidence of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of thiazide diuretics, trends in both promotion an...