In our specialty clinic, we allow drug reps to come in and promote their products and services. However, some are extremely pushy and aggressive. In fact, Im surprised to find out that one of the drug reps has called our patient and insisted to use his product outside of an office visit. After which, he had the balls to tell me that he already did the patient assessment and evaluation on my behalf!
I understand they have a sales quota but there has to be boundaries. Where can I find about regulations regarding these drug reps?
Also, some (if not most) invite all providers to dinner and I've been to a couple out of curiousity. Most of these dinner are doctors who do a lecture while the rest are eating dinner. Do these physicians get some sort of financial payment as well?
Specializes in ICU, Telemetry, Cardiac/Renal, Ortho,FNP.
Old thread...buttt.....free food and usually stuff I wouldn't eat b/c it's too expensive so heck yeah I go. Plus, the information is good and you meet good contacts. I'm no social butterfly but these drug dinners are a good resource. As far as a rep. talking to my patient? I'd have his neck on my platter...that is a no-no. Drug reps are mostly fine people with good info that they share. The good ones are pushy b/c they have to make a living and we make it really tough (well, not me I'm easy) to get past the front desk. I don't give reps a hard time b/c I have a sales background and in the end everybody should be doing/learning as much as they can for the patients benefit, not ours.
traumaRUs, MSN, APRN
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Nope hubby doesn't come. This is only for providers.