Once again, I have more exciting news regarding the Dispensary of Hope’s physician donor network. As of this week, our physician donors can be found in 5 states. With physician partners in Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, New York, and the state of Washington, HOPE in the form of sample medication is being donated from the Atlantic, [...]
Just over a year ago, the Dispensary of Hope began implementing the Secure Bin System for the donation of sample medications. This ‘Netflix’ approach to collecting drugs allows for physicians and other providers to donate their excess sample medications in a manner that is safe, easy and secure. In February 2008, there were two physician [...]
This opinion post http://brainblogger.com/2008/08/26/are-drug-reps-really-necessary/ from the Brain Blogger is quite interesting. The author, Dan Abshear, brings up some great points. In many cases, pharmaceutical representatives have become simple delivery men and women of sample drugs, not persuasive presenters.
Mr. Abshear discusses how some pharmaceutical companies are offering mail-order samples, completely eliminating the sales rep [...]
The multi-million dollar pharmaceutical sample industry has been looked down upon by many for its waste of drugs, little patient/pharmacist interaction, brand name marketing and the possible influence on physicians to prescribe one drug over another. As patents for big name drugs begin to run out and pharmaceutical companies begin to listen more to the [...]
Calling all physicians! Although it is February, it is not too late to get things in order for the New Year. We know it is a daunting task, but cleaning up and organizing your sample drug closet can help you find what you need for your patients easier and minimize the amount of drugs expiring [...]
A 2008 study by Wake Forest University finds that individuals receiving free drug samples end up spending significantly more on drugs than those who do not. With few generic drugs being sampled, physicians only have the option of giving their patients the brand-name drugs they have in their closet. When the samples run out, patients are forced to either return for more samples or fill the expensive prescription they were written.
