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Descriptive statistics and a Fisher's exact test or chi square test were used to analyze data. A <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> value less than 0.05 was considered significant. All data were analyzed using SPSS.17.0.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study found that physicians are positive about providing IPs. Most of the specialists, i.e. 95.4 per cent (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>=167) completely agreed with prescribing information to patients. The physicians rated barriers that they may face in offering IPs. Majority of the specialists 97 per cent (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>=174) acknowledged that patients have the right to receive IPs while being seen by healthcare providers. The study did not find significant association between specialty of physicians with their opinion about importance and necessity of IPs. However, there is a statistically significant relationship between the physicians' specialty and their opinions about the following ideas: \u201cinformation may create side effects\u201d (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>=0.01), \u201cthe stage of diseases that patient experiences is important and to be considered in personalization of IPs\u201d (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>=0.01).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study is unique because there are no similar studies in the published literature. 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