gabapentin is an anticonvulsant widely used in the treatment of epilepsy. no peculiar chromophore is available on the gabapentin moiety for direct analysis by absorption spectrophotometry. a sensitive spectrophotometric method for the determination of gabapentin in bulk, pharmaceutical formulations and human plasma has been developed. in this method, gabapentin directly derivatized with vanilli...

OBJECTIVE To assess nurse practitioners' interactions with pharmaceutical industry promotional activities and their perception of information reliability and self-reported prescribing behaviors. STUDY DESIGN Self-administered online survey. METHODS A nationally randomized sample of nurse practitioner prescribers was surveyed. Eligibility criteria included current clinical practice and licen...

BACKGROUND The interaction between physicians and the pharmaceutical industry influences physicians' attitudes and prescribing behavior. Although largely studied in the US, this topic has not been well studied in resource-poor settings, where a close relationship between physicians and industry still exists. OBJECTIVE To describe physician interactions with and attitudes towards the pharmaceu...