Drug Sample

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Drug Sample

A prescription drug not intended to be sold, given by drug representatives in subprescription-sized amount to promote the drug’s sales

drug sample

Drug 'freebie' Clinical pharmacology A unit of a prescription drug not intended to be sold, which is given in subprescription-sized dollops to promote the drug's sales

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bioassay			These pharmaceutical sales reps visit specific physicians regularly, providing information ("detailing") and free drug samples to physicians. Self Storage and the PDMA by John Stevens / Consumer news, advice, product reviews community In addition to refusing to accept gifts and meals from industry, the IOM committee recommended that physicians set restrictions on their contacts with sales representatives and use drug samples only for patients who can't afford medications. IOM guidelines geared to curb conflicts of interest by Schneider, Mary Ellen / Clinical Psychiatry News The New York Times reported that a 2007 survey found that more than 75 percent of doctors took free drug samples and free food, more than 33 percent received money to take continuing education courses and more than 25 percent are paid to give marketing lectures and sign patients up for trials. A conflict of interest by Staff / Las Vegas Sun			drug distribution Drug Enforcement Administration Drug Enforcement Agency drug eruption drug fever Drug Holiday drug interaction Drug Lag Drug Lord drug metabolism drug monograph drug of abuse drug of choice drug overdose Drug Paraphernalia drug potency drug profile drug promotion drug psychosis drug rash drug reaction drug receptor drug rehabilitation center Drug Rep drug resistance Drug Sample Drug Scandal drug screening Drug Seeker Drug Seeking Behaviour drug sequestration Drug Substance Drug Tampering Drug Tapering drug tetanus Drug Therapy Monitoring drug tolerance drug trial drug utilization review drug-drug interaction drug-fast drug-food interaction drug-induced drug-induced acne drug-induced cystitis drug-induced hepatopathy drug-induced hypoglycemia drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia drug-induced lupus erythematosus drug-induced parkinsonism drug-induced psychosis			Drug resistant Drug resistant Drug Resistant Epilepsy Drug Resistant Streptococcus Pneumonia drug resistant swine dysentery drug resistant swine dysentery drug resistant swine dysentery drug resistant swine dysentery Drug Revolving Fund Scheme Drug Revolving Funds Drug ring Drug ring Drug ring Drug Risk Number Drug safety Drug safety Drug safety Drug safety Drug Safety Associate Drug Safety Evaluation drug safety margin drug safety margin drug safety margin drug safety margin Drug Safety Officer Drug Safety Oversight Board Drug Safety Research and Development Drug Safety Research Unit Drug Safety Risk Management Drug Safety Surveillance Drug Sample Drug Scandal Drug screening Drug Seeker Drug Seeking Behavior Drug Seeking Behaviour drug selectivity drug selectivity drug selectivity drug selectivity drug sensitivity gene drug sequestration Drug Services Research Survey drug specificity drug specificity drug specificity drug specificity drug stability drug stability drug stability drug stability drug store drug store drug store Drug Store News Drug stores Drug stores Drug stores Drug Strategy Community Initiatives Fund Drug Strategy Directorate Drug Substance

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