A former: drug rep explains :
Samples are the number one influencer of the prescribing habits of doctors, and I proved this with my last pharma company, which was a very small one, where doctors could request samples simply by faxing in a form off of the company%u2019s website. I became the third best rep in sales out of 200 within six weeks, and never made one call on a doctor%u2019s office. I mailed these forms anonymously instead to the offices in my territory.
Dan A.
At DrugRepTime, hat tip to PharmaGossip.
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