OK Dr. all caps (stop yelling please) aka Abeasley:

“THAT THE ONLY WAY SOME OF MY PATIENTS CAN GET NEEDED MEDICATION IS THROUGH SAMPLES PROVIDED WHEN REPS COME TO THE OFFICE”

So we know you allow drug reps in your fantasy office, and proudly hand out those “not so free” drug samples.

May we ask what little goodies you have received personally from stated drug reps and these companies for handing out and promoting those free samples?

Do you sit down and spend the time with your patients explaining the side effect and risk profile of these drugs you are handing out “free” before they leave your office?

Do you discuss the generic alternatives to that not so free sample?

By the way, Medicare is anything but FREE, since we all pay for it. Samples are not free, since in the end we all pay for them also.

“DONT GET ME STARTED”

Please get started, I would love to know all those little scandalous details you have to offer us.

“I KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN UNETHICAL AND UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT ON THE PAR TOF SOME COMPANIES AND SOME REPS , BUT CERTAINLY NOT ALL”

Do you happen to know the exact percentage for those unethical companies and their marketing machine reps just off the top of your head; since you are playing semi apologist here after all?

In fact can you name a single one of the major pharmaceutical corporations that have not been directly involved with any of the following behaviors: have been/or are being presently investigated for medicare fraud and other related crimes, have not paid hefty fines to get off the criminal hook, have not admitted criminal wrong doing, haven’t signed at least one CIA, haven’t illegally off label marketed their product, skewed the scientific data in their favor, paid huge sums of cash to get doctor’s to pimp their product, have not hid adverse drug side effects, or have not played the old smoke and mirrors game with research, marketing, and clinical trials.

“DONT THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH WATER.”

Maybe your referring to the baby that is now a huge marketing target of the pharmaceutical industry with that statement?

You did read this article here correct: “Children Get More Prescriptions All The Time”

I gather from your view, the last thing we need at this juncture is to hold the industry and those doctors accountable for their “UNETHICAL AND UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT”.

“I’ve seen various “certification” requirements at hospitals. My impression is that they have found a new revenue stream through certification fees. I call it extortion.”

and Sales Pro:

“Forgot to mention that this “organization” is charging $350 for their “exam” to certify us! Unbelievable!”

Excuse me, but the truly “unbelievable” part is to think that drug sales reps, who make tons of money doing a job whose necessity is questionable, would whine about another company’s revenue stream, especially when the other company is trying to elevate the reputation of an industry that many of said sales reps continually sully.

And if you think $350 to create, manage, process, and track a certification exam is “unbelievable”, then why don’t you spend some time justifying your salary? It’s okay for you to make money but not anyone else?

If we did a better job of educating ourselves and making ourselves respected in the industry, we wouldn’t need an organization like this. What have you done recently to improve yourself and the reputation of your profession?

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