ArticleAmerican health & drug benefits2017
Academic Detailing Has a Positive Effect on Prescribing and Decreasing Prescription Drug Costs: A Health Plan's Perspective.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Academic Detailing Interventions and Evidence-Based Prescribing: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
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- Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives in the United States and China: The Need for Professional Public Space.Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy · 2022Article
- Can Academic Detailing Move the Needle for Patients with Diabetes in a State-Based Prescription Drug Benefit Program?American health & drug benefits · 2019Article
- "Opioids Equal Heroin".American health & drug benefits · 2017Article
- Academic Detailing Has a Positive Effect on Prescribing and Decreasing Prescription Drug Costs: A Health Plan's Perspective.American health & drug benefits · 2017Article
- Academic Detailing is a Preferred Knowledge Update Tool Among Norwegian Pharmacists to Improve Antibiotic Counseling: Results From a Quantitative Study Employing the Provider Satisfaction With Academic Detailing (PSAD) and the Detailer Assessment of Visit Effectiveness (DAVE) Tools.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
- Virtual academic detailing (e-Detailing): A vital tool during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhAArticle
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Abstract
backgroundWhen initiated by a health plan, academic detailing can be used to change prescribing practices, which can lead to increased safety and savings.
objectiveTo evaluate the impact of academic detailing on prescribing and prescription drug costs of cefixime to a health plan.
methodsA prospective intervention study was carried out that evaluated the prescribing practices and prescription drug costs of cefixime. A total of 11 prescribers were detailed by 1 pharmacist between August 2014 and March 2015. Two of the 11 prescribers did not respond to the academic detailing and were not followed up. The physicians' prescribing habits and prescription costs were compared before and after detailing to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention. Data were collected for approximately 5 months before and after the intervention. Each prescriber served as his or her own control.
resultsOverall, an approximate 36% reduction in the number of cefixime prescriptions written and an approximate 20% decrease in prescription costs was seen with academic detailing compared with the year before the intervention. In 9 of 11 (82%) prescribers, intervention with academic detailing was successful and resulted in fewer prescriptions for cefixime during the study period.
conclusionAcademic detailing had a positive impact on prescribing, by decreasing the number of cefixime prescriptions and lowering the drug costs to the health plan.
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