Comments on: J&J Sales Reps Must Ride With Compliance Police http://www.pharmalot.com/2010/05/jj-sales-reps-must-ride-with-compliance-police/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:49:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Pam http://www.pharmalot.com/2010/05/jj-sales-reps-must-ride-with-compliance-police/#comment-499418 Pam Wed, 12 May 2010 01:16:52 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=22814#comment-499418 I was given Topamax for pain management for nerve entrapment. This stuff was the most HORRIFIC drug I've ever experienced. It messes with your mind. You repeat yourself. You can't remember, when looking from side to side at a stop sign, what you just observed. You just sit there looking left, right, left, right. My co-workers approached me and asked me to stop using Topamax. I got violent stomach pains when I took my pills. I, too, was told weight loss was a "benefit" and now I know why. All I could eat was a bowl of oatmeal. And they give this stuff to CHILDREN? I'm outraged. I wasn't even followed up with by my physician. I took myself off the meds by reducing by 1 pill every 2 days, just as they had been increased (to 8 pills at one sitting once a day as prescribed by my doctor). This drug should be REMOVED. I was given Topamax for pain management for nerve entrapment. This stuff was the most HORRIFIC drug I’ve ever experienced. It messes with your mind. You repeat yourself. You can’t remember, when looking from side to side at a stop sign, what you just observed. You just sit there looking left, right, left, right. My co-workers approached me and asked me to stop using Topamax. I got violent stomach pains when I took my pills. I, too, was told weight loss was a “benefit” and now I know why. All I could eat was a bowl of oatmeal. And they give this stuff to CHILDREN? I’m outraged. I wasn’t even followed up with by my physician. I took myself off the meds by reducing by 1 pill every 2 days, just as they had been increased (to 8 pills at one sitting once a day as prescribed by my doctor). This drug should be REMOVED.

]]> By: pharmavet http://www.pharmalot.com/2010/05/jj-sales-reps-must-ride-with-compliance-police/#comment-499276 pharmavet Mon, 10 May 2010 16:01:52 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=22814#comment-499276 This compliance thing is a joke. I can think of at least 10 different ways that a rep could convey false and misleading information to a doctor, not leave a trace of evidence behind, thereby not trigger the need for a ride-along. This compliance thing is a joke. I can think of at least 10 different ways that a rep could convey false and misleading information to a doctor, not leave a trace of evidence behind, thereby not trigger the need for a ride-along.

]]> By: TB http://www.pharmalot.com/2010/05/jj-sales-reps-must-ride-with-compliance-police/#comment-498462 TB Fri, 07 May 2010 00:58:18 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=22814#comment-498462 What a load of rubbish! I expect every report to come back clean. A rep would have to be a moron to do anything stupid while being monitored and guess what? reps are street smart which is why they get into sales. This is like having the police accompany a convicted shoplifter to a store every once in a while to see if they shoplift. I bet the shoplifter would pass every time. What a load of rubbish! I expect every report to come back clean. A rep would have to be a moron to do anything stupid while being monitored and guess what? reps are street smart which is why they get into sales. This is like having the police accompany a convicted shoplifter to a store every once in a while to see if they shoplift. I bet the shoplifter would pass every time.

]]> By: M. Black http://www.pharmalot.com/2010/05/jj-sales-reps-must-ride-with-compliance-police/#comment-498314 M. Black Thu, 06 May 2010 14:13:04 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=22814#comment-498314 You know, the shipping business in the US has been flapping around like fish out of the water. In line with Dr. Brooke's comment, and sad to say for my personal rep friends, the position as it stands today is more useless than not. I've had Topamax mentioned to me as a weight loss substance by a doctor before. I've never taken nor used Topamax. Pharma sales reps could be replaced by the US Postal System and the like. I don't think all reps are unethical, but with their sales background, they will be able to find another sales job. My honest take... MB You know, the shipping business in the US has been flapping around like fish out of the water. In line with Dr. Brooke’s comment, and sad to
say for my personal rep friends, the position as it stands today is more useless than not. I’ve had Topamax mentioned to me as a weight loss substance by a doctor before. I’ve never taken nor used Topamax.

Pharma sales reps could be replaced by the US Postal System and the like. I don’t think all reps are unethical, but with their sales background, they will be able to find another sales job.

My honest take…

MB

]]> By: M. Black http://www.pharmalot.com/2010/05/jj-sales-reps-must-ride-with-compliance-police/#comment-498312 M. Black Thu, 06 May 2010 13:59:45 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=22814#comment-498312 Hey Matthew (first post), Us "compliance folks" would love to come home at 2PM to catch a baseball game instead of chasing goons around until 6. Cry me a river. MB Hey Matthew (first post),

Us “compliance folks” would love to come home at 2PM to catch a baseball game instead of chasing goons around until 6.

Cry me a river.

MB

]]> By: Former Pharma http://www.pharmalot.com/2010/05/jj-sales-reps-must-ride-with-compliance-police/#comment-498311 Former Pharma Thu, 06 May 2010 13:58:14 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=22814#comment-498311 I think the compliance police should go into the board room and meet with the out-of-control CEOs and top executives. These are the chiefs that order the indians around. The fish stinks from the head down! people with ehtics and integrity are quickly dismissed from Big Pharma because they "destroy" business opportunities! I think the compliance police should go into the board room and meet with the out-of-control CEOs and top executives. These are the chiefs that order the indians around. The fish stinks from the head down! people with ehtics and integrity are quickly dismissed from Big Pharma because they “destroy” business opportunities!

]]> By: Rita Booke, M.D. http://www.pharmalot.com/2010/05/jj-sales-reps-must-ride-with-compliance-police/#comment-498254 Rita Booke, M.D. Thu, 06 May 2010 11:24:30 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=22814#comment-498254 it is about time these reps are monitored. I have seen nothing but dishonest reps comebad through my office giving me information. I don't leyt reps in my office anymore. I think the industry should get rid of reps so there wouldn't be any more problems like this. it is about time these reps are monitored. I have seen nothing but dishonest reps comebad through my office giving me information. I don’t leyt reps in my office anymore. I think the industry should get rid of reps so there wouldn’t be any more problems like this.

]]> By: SteveM http://www.pharmalot.com/2010/05/jj-sales-reps-must-ride-with-compliance-police/#comment-498205 SteveM Thu, 06 May 2010 07:19:49 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=22814#comment-498205 The idea that the storied American Pharmaceutical Houses now have the corporate integrity of a Chinese dry wall company is actually phantasmagorical. The idea that the storied American Pharmaceutical Houses now have the corporate integrity of a Chinese dry wall company is actually phantasmagorical.

]]> By: Jackson Roe http://www.pharmalot.com/2010/05/jj-sales-reps-must-ride-with-compliance-police/#comment-498121 Jackson Roe Thu, 06 May 2010 02:20:53 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=22814#comment-498121 Compliance police here. The sales rep is always the scape goat. Upper management, marketing and the vps of the company are the ones that continually get away with indiscretions and violations. The reason being is that is they did get caught, the company would be held liable for even more money and individuals would definitely go to jail. This system has been in place for awhile, and it exists in every industry. Compliance police here. The sales rep is always the scape goat. Upper management, marketing and the vps of the company are the ones that continually get away with indiscretions and violations. The reason being is that is they did get caught, the company would be held liable for even more money and individuals would definitely go to jail. This system has been in place for awhile, and it exists in every industry.

]]> By: Ken Schields http://www.pharmalot.com/2010/05/jj-sales-reps-must-ride-with-compliance-police/#comment-498106 Ken Schields Thu, 06 May 2010 00:58:00 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=22814#comment-498106 It's nothing more than a joke and insult to any American with half an ounce of gray matter. Another oxymoron for the health care dictionary - Corporate Integrity Agreement. It's as bad as banning lunches and trinkets for the docs. I also can't believe most of the previous comments. Are the actually taking this seriously? It’s nothing more than a joke and insult to any American with half an ounce of gray matter. Another oxymoron for the health care dictionary - Corporate Integrity Agreement. It’s as bad as banning lunches and trinkets for the docs.

I also can’t believe most of the previous comments. Are the actually taking this seriously?

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