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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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These pharmaceutical sales reps visit specific physicians regularly, providing information ("detailing") and free drug samples to physicians.
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.
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.
 
 
 
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