Study of Disclosures to Health Care Providers Regarding Data that Do Not Support Unapproved Use of an Approved Prescription Drug
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
No
Regular
10/13/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/2024
08/31/2024
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Pharmaceutical firms sometimes choose to disseminate publications to healthcare providers (HCPs) that include data that appear to support an unapproved use of an approved product. At the same time, published data that are not supportive of that unapproved use may also exist. The purpose of this research is to examine HCPsâ perceptions and behavioral intentions about an unapproved new use of an approved prescription drug when made aware of other data that are not supportive of the unapproved use. This research will also evaluate the effectiveness of various disclosure approaches for communicating the unsupportive information. Our sample will consist of practicing physicians. We plan to conduct one pretest and two main studies not longer than 20 minutes, administered via internet panel. Participants will be randomly assigned to view one version of a brief study report and then complete a questionnaire that assesses recall and perceptions of the disclosure, the drug, attitudes, and behavioral intentions. We will also measure covariates such as demographics. We will use the results of this research to better understand: (1) HCPsâ perceptions of an unapproved use of a prescription drug; (2) HCPsâ perceptions about an unapproved use of an approved prescription drug when they are aware of the existence of unsupportive information about it; (3) HCPs perceptions of disclosures referencing the existence of unsupportive information about that particular use; and (4) to examine the utility and effectiveness of various approaches to the communication of this information.
We are increasing the total number of hours by 9 hours, which results in a total estimated annual reporting burden of 821 hours. Our request to increase the burden hours will allow FDA to conduct an additional round of cognitive testing with nine primary care physicians.
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