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30. Legal pharmaceutical drug pushers piss me off. I think drug advertising should be outlawed.

Fri Aug 17, 2018, 12:56 PM

Aug 2018

There should be direct educational material presented to a doctor. Not pushed through advertising directly to potential patents. All the pharmaceutical companies are doing are increasing profits by prodding patients to ask for that specific drug.
The physician knows what is best for their patient. The latest thing sometimes turns out to be so new that the impact is not fully known until a patient has a bad experience.

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Meeting is over. It was worse than I thought. [View all] Aristus Aug 2018 OP

Resistance is Futile WheelWalker Aug 2018 #1

Well, so far, it's worked... Aristus Aug 2018 #2

Some background pls. Are you married or in a relationship? brush Aug 2018 #17

I posted in the original thread that I'm married. Aristus Aug 2018 #18

Or, you could report her for her unprofessional behavior. n/t demmiblue Aug 2018 #3

"report her" mitch96 Aug 2018 #29

I've had sales reps behave this way in the past. lapfog_1 Aug 2018 #4

Don't worry. Aristus Aug 2018 #5

you should nip this in the bud so to speak lapfog_1 Aug 2018 #6

...and she's a professional? PunksMom Aug 2018 #7

Well, she's not a dilettante. She knows her stuff re: Hep C and treatment. Aristus Aug 2018 #12

I think it's just demonstrative 😊 PunksMom Aug 2018 #19

Such an event would certainly shock the clinic staff. Aristus Aug 2018 #20

Lol! PunksMom Aug 2018 #41

HA! Aristus Aug 2018 #45

This sort of thing can get real serious real quick. If things go sideways at some point I'd be Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #8

I agree. demmiblue Aug 2018 #9

No one ever said it to me! Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #13

Since I am not your PSR... demmiblue Aug 2018 #15

Maybe from the neck up! 😏 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #24

Don't worry. I didn't. Aristus Aug 2018 #42

Oh goodness,.. just bring a double sized sleeping bag to your next meeting. magicarpet Aug 2018 #10

*sigh* The things I do for my patients... Aristus Aug 2018 #14

. magicarpet Aug 2018 #16

aren't pharmaceutical reps sales people for drug companies? dixiegrrrrl Aug 2018 #11

I'm a VP of HR. My advice is to... MANative Aug 2018 #21

Thank you. Aristus Aug 2018 #23

Follow the H.R. Manager's advice sdfernando Aug 2018 #32

this is harassment. it needs to stop. RealNewzFakePrez Aug 2018 #33

Aristus, pull an Omarosa, record it on your phone. Duppers Aug 2018 #43

It's plain old sexual harassment, just as if a male rep had tried hitting on The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #22

did you score any swag? KayF Aug 2018 #25

No. I dislike swag, because of all the clutter it creates. Aristus Aug 2018 #26

Well, it looks like her colleague will be taking the helm for the next meeting in September. Aristus Aug 2018 #27

Oy! demmiblue Aug 2018 #31

No, I have had some prior visits with her colleague. Aristus Aug 2018 #37

That wasn't what the oy! was about. demmiblue Aug 2018 #38

But so was the original rep at first, right? malthaussen Aug 2018 #46

Have you tried telling her directly that her behavior spooky3 Aug 2018 #28

Legal pharmaceutical drug pushers piss me off. I think drug advertising should be outlawed. Lint Head Aug 2018 #30

People like her piss me off. ploppy Aug 2018 #34

Aristus, you must be one handsome, "ripped" dude lol steve2470 Aug 2018 #35

That's open to debate. Ask any DU-er who has seen my pics. Aristus Aug 2018 #36

Not your pics, your pecs. n/t malthaussen Aug 2018 #47

You should tell her that you subscribe to the Mike Pence Rule re: meeting with women alone. fleur-de-lisa Aug 2018 #39

Well, the next meeting in September will be with full staff. Aristus Aug 2018 #40

Meetings can be like that! n/t Upthevibe Aug 2018 #44