The paper, A Taste of Their Own Medicine: Guideline Adherence and Access to Expertise, was published in the journal, American Economic Review: Insights. The researchers looked at Swedish data from
Following established guidelines about prescription drugs would seem to be an obvious course of action, especially for the professionals that do the prescribing.
Doctors and their family members are less likely than other people to comply with guidelines for taking medication, according to a study co-authored by MIT economist Amy Finkelstein.