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If pharmaceutical and medical device companies sent you email messages with links to their web sites that contain product information and marketing materials, would you visit those web sites?
#Response DateOther (please specify)
1.1/30/2008 12:59:00 PMMaybe. Depends on company and product
2.1/30/2008 1:48:00 PMOnly if I have a specific subspecialty interest in that topic or product
3.1/30/2008 2:12:00 PMpossibly
4.1/30/2008 2:31:00 PMmaybe
5.1/30/2008 3:19:00 PMI do already. I'm semi retired. Do locum tenens. The internet is essential
6.1/30/2008 3:41:00 PMIt depends upon my interest and use of the product.
7.1/30/2008 3:56:00 PMUnless searching for a specific piece of information
8.1/30/2008 4:02:00 PMRarely
9.1/30/2008 4:20:00 PMdepends on the product
10.1/30/2008 4:26:00 PMdepending on subject
11.1/30/2008 4:45:00 PMsometimes
12.1/30/2008 5:41:00 PMAs long as they are also educational and serve as reference
13.1/30/2008 5:57:00 PMYes, but not to rechew the old cud
14.1/30/2008 5:58:00 PMpossibly
15.1/30/2008 6:02:00 PMOnly rarely,and in very specific circumstances
16.1/30/2008 6:04:00 PMMaybe
17.1/30/2008 6:31:00 PMrarely
18.1/30/2008 6:53:00 PMDepends on the importance
19.1/30/2008 7:09:00 PMunlikely
20.1/30/2008 7:40:00 PMMaybe, depending on what it was.
21.1/30/2008 7:50:00 PMThey need to be science oriented, not marketing hype
22.1/30/2008 8:11:00 PMIt depends on whether I might prescribe or use the product
23.1/30/2008 8:24:00 PMvariable
24.1/30/2008 9:00:00 PMSometimes
25.1/30/2008 9:54:00 PMIf the email gave enough information to know that clicking on the link would not be just to see an ad but rather information about a warning or new indication, etc
26.1/30/2008 10:37:00 PMI might
27.1/30/2008 11:11:00 PMpossibly
28.1/30/2008 11:22:00 PMUnless flagged as a recall or warning.
29.1/31/2008 1:39:00 PMOccasionally
30.1/31/2008 3:15:00 PMSometimes
31.1/31/2008 4:05:00 PMDepends on what medication.
32.1/31/2008 4:08:00 PMdepends on the drug or device
33.1/31/2008 5:55:00 PMmaybe
34.1/31/2008 6:10:00 PMYes if they are in my field of interest
35.1/31/2008 7:01:00 PMonly if it comes in an educational package with a link if I am also interested in that topic. No unsolicited corporte email.
36.1/31/2008 9:29:00 PMSelectively
37.1/31/2008 10:43:00 PMoccasionally
38.2/1/2008 3:23:00 AMit would depend on what the subject heading was
39.2/1/2008 5:09:00 PMdepends
40.2/1/2008 8:40:00 PMSome times, not often
41.2/2/2008 2:23:00 AMdepends on relevance
42.2/2/2008 6:12:00 AMnot very likely
43.2/3/2008 10:05:00 AMif I was compensated for my time in certain instances- i.e. edetailing
44.2/3/2008 9:36:00 PMsometimes
45.2/4/2008 7:58:00 PMrarely
46.2/5/2008 5:45:00 AMWould depend on my familiarity with product and indication discussed in the e-mail. Also would depend on degree of advertising/marketing vs. peer-reviewed information.