Posted by Larry Hoover on April 16, 2005, at 14:56:44
In reply to Funny things happen in the USA!, posted by ed_uk on April 15, 2005, at 10:06:41
> Also, pdocs giving patients samples of drugs from drugs reps???? Hilarious! I can't imagine it ever happening here. It makes me think of that episode of Ally McBeal where the pdoc opens the draw full of drugs and tries to give her some Xanax :-D
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> Ed.Sometimes it totally relieves the patient of a drug expense, though. I'm sure the companies write it off as a promotional expense, but I've had more than one occasion where it is the only way I would ever get the drugs I need.
I get an anti-IBS med, a highly-specific calcium channel blocker, totally through these sample packs. My doctor gets dozens of sample packs from the rep, just for me, and just hands them over.
Lar
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