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How much of a doctor's day is spent with drug reps

Posted on 12/13/17 at 9:42 am
Posted by LSU6262
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Posted on 12/13/17 at 9:42 am
Every time I'm here, he's talking with one
This post was edited on 12/13/17 at 9:46 am
Posted by NewIberiaHaircut
Lafayette
Member since May 2013
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Posted on 12/13/17 at 9:44 am to
Not as much as it used to be.
Posted by TechDawg2007
Bawville
Member since Nov 2007
32642 posts
Posted on 12/13/17 at 9:44 am to
Gotta get that free meal and free round of golf, baw
Posted by Winston Cup
Dallas Cowboys Fan
Member since May 2016
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Posted on 12/13/17 at 9:44 am to
is it a hot chick? if yes post pics.

if not, sorry about the aids
Posted by LaBR4
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
53975 posts
Posted on 12/13/17 at 9:46 am to
Depends how big her boobs are
Posted by CoolKat
Member since Apr 2016
464 posts
Posted on 12/13/17 at 9:47 am to
Don't generalize. Depends on the MD. Me - less than 1%. Time on TD - way more than 1%
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
68469 posts
Posted on 12/13/17 at 9:48 am to

They're just discussing the Jimmy John's and Sprinkle's cupcakes that are being dropped off.
Posted by SabiDojo
Open to any suggestions.
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Posted on 12/13/17 at 9:50 am to
Depends on how hot she is.
Posted by MrSpock
Member since Sep 2015
5167 posts
Posted on 12/13/17 at 9:51 am to
In my specialty zero
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
30531 posts
Posted on 12/13/17 at 9:56 am to
Last time I went there were two slutty looking ho's in the waiting room eyeballing each other.
Posted by MSMHater
Houston
Member since Oct 2008
23369 posts
Posted on 12/13/17 at 10:02 am to
Exactly 0% in this office.
Posted by Puffoluffagus
Savannah, GA
Member since Feb 2009
6505 posts
Posted on 12/13/17 at 10:05 am to
When I was a med student, the family med doctor I was with for my rotation had a rep every other week dropping off supplies/meds along with food (New orleans hamburger and seafood). Food was mostly for the staff and stuff. All in all useful having the drug reps stop by. Most of the sample meds were given to patients who otherwise wouldnt be taking anything due to the expense.

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Personally, I probably go to medical device dinner every 2-3 months.
This post was edited on 12/13/17 at 10:06 am
Posted by TU Rob
Birmingham
Member since Nov 2008
13581 posts
Posted on 12/13/17 at 10:31 am to
quote:

Gotta get that free meal and free round of golf, baw


It was awesome back in the 90s. Deep Sea fishing trips with 4 different reps each summer, sometimes more than one with the same rep. And it didn't matter your specialty. We had a cardio, neuro, ENT, and oncologist on the trip each time.
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
33916 posts
Posted on 12/13/17 at 10:31 am to
Drug reps are mostly women

But the medical tech reps seem to lean towards men. Probably bc they have STEM degrees. I went to school with quite a few
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
70187 posts
Posted on 12/13/17 at 10:39 am to
Circa 2000 was the wild west.
Posted by buffbraz
Member since Nov 2005
5764 posts
Posted on 12/13/17 at 10:42 am to
10-15 minutes per day from a PA's perspective. They need signatures for samples which in turn helps the patients medically and monetarily. So there is a point to it.
Posted by VanCleef
Member since Aug 2014
704 posts
Posted on 12/13/17 at 10:44 am to
MD of emergency medicine? Probably none.
Posted by TU Rob
Birmingham
Member since Nov 2008
13581 posts
Posted on 12/13/17 at 10:48 am to
quote:

Circa 2000 was the wild west.


I graduated high school in 99, so at that point I was working and in college. I only made a few trips to fish in college.
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
70187 posts
Posted on 12/13/17 at 10:55 am to
I remember my cousin was fresh out of college with a communications degree or something, making like 80/90k at Merck with a company car and always hunting with doctors. Every other hot girl out of Michigan State was a drug rep. My bro tried to be discreet in his dealings with reps and I remember even being amazed one day when some smokeshows paid for a huge dinner at some high-end seafood place where he was giving a talk. I was always jealous of the drug reps back then. All the money is now in medical devices, I guess.
This post was edited on 12/13/17 at 10:58 am
Posted by SamuelClemens
Earth
Member since Feb 2015
11727 posts
Posted on 12/13/17 at 11:01 am to
We talk to them less than 5 min when they come in and we are open 10 hours a day. So 3 a day come in. 15 min out of 10 hours.
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