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Table 5 Distribution of the degree to which physicians are being affected by each product strategy

From: The effect of pharmaceutical companies’ marketing mix strategies on physicians prescribing practices in Jordan: a cross-sectional study

No

Description

Strongly agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly disagree

1

Country of pharmaceutical product manufacturer

24.2%

48.7%

20.4%

4.2%

2.6%

2

Image of pharmaceutical company

24.2%

50.2%

20.0%

3.4%

2.3%

3

Supportive evidence of the efficacy of the medicine given by pharmaceutical company

50.9%

37.7%

8.3%

2.3%

0.8%

4

Release of new innovations or combinations of drugs

45.7%

41.1%

10.2%

2.6%

0.4%

5

Form of delivery of the medicine

38.1%

41.5%

15.8%

3.0%

1.5%

6

Easy to remember brand names

40.0%

34.7%

18.9%

5.3%

1.1%

7

Reputation of the source of medicine

44.2%

40.8%

12.5%

2.3%

0.4%

8

Quality of medicine

72.1%

19.6%

6.0%

1.5%

0.8%

9

Fixed-dose packaging of the product

34.7%

42.6%

17.0%

2.6%

3.0%

10

Full therapy packaging

44.2%

39.2%

13.2%

0.8%

2.6%