Medicine by Media: Did a Critical Television Documentary Affect the Prescribing of Cyproterone Estradiol (Diane-35)?

AuthorsMintzes B, Morgan S, Bassett KL
SourceCanadian Medical Association Journal. 2005 November 22;173(11):1313-1315.
AbstractMany factors influence prescribing behaviours, including scientific evidence, commercial information, physician education and patient preferences. We present an instance where prescribing was likely affected by a media report on Diane-35, a combination drug with both androgen-blocking and contraceptive properties, containing cyproterone acetate (2 mg) and ethinylestradiol (35 μg).
CodeCHSPR 05:33R

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