Drug Reps Suck

[Sparda29]

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So yeah, here I am at Panera Bread with my DiPiro's book working on this FARM case, and I'm sitting next to a bunch of ******* drug reps all talking about how they convince the MDs to write out their scripts and how they only get credit if they write refills.

LOL, I'm such an eavesdropper.

 

[MountainPharmD]

Drug reps rock! One for Prenate DHA brought use some pizza today. I tell you what it was that kind of day that I needed some pizza. Even though it was 5 dollar little ceasers it was still good. Drug reps rock for at least one day with me.

 

[StaviZFingerZ]

So yeah, here I am at Panera Bread with my DiPiro's book working on this FARM case, and I'm sitting next to a bunch of ******* drug reps all talking about how they convince the MDs to write out their scripts and how they only get credit if they write refills.

LOL, I'm such an eavesdropper.

This thread is useless without a picture.

 

[SpirivaSunrise]

This thread is useless without a picture.

It was a table full of hunky gorgeous male reps. Still sure you want to see a pic?


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[StaviZFingerZ]

It was a table full of hunky gorgeous male reps. Still sure you want to see a pic?


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No. But I bet you do.

 

[FAMUPharmD09]

So yeah, here I am at Panera Bread with my DiPiro's book working on this FARM case, and I'm sitting next to a bunch of ******* drug reps all talking about how they convince the MDs to write out their scripts and how they only get credit if they write refills.

LOL, I'm such an eavesdropper.

Correction: Drug Reps suck when they don't bring Panera Bread to the hospital for lunch and learns

 

[bigpharmD]

Correction: Drug Reps suck when they don't bring Panera Bread to the hospital for lunch and learns

FAMU, if I know you...I bet you are at a hospital full of drug reps that bring lunches almost everyday

 

[bigpharmD]

No. But I bet you do.

Z is that you

 

[StaviZFingerZ]

Z is that you

yo.

 

[SpirivaSunrise]

Z is that you

Who else would it be?

 

[StaviZFingerZ]

Who else would it be?

Have you seen this movie with Stavi? First 1/2 is way too good.

 

[SpirivaSunrise]

Have you seen this movie with Stavi? First 1/2 is way too good.

Of course! 👍 Johnny Knoxville is hot. Well, not really...but I didn't watch it because of Izzie Stevens.

 

[bigpharmD]

Have you seen this movie with Stavi? First 1/2 is way too good.

i thought so....😀

 

[pillpusher2007]

Great lunch runners though....😎

 

[Sparda29]

Correction: Drug Reps suck when they don't bring Panera Bread to the hospital for lunch and learns

Yeah, they didn't take anything with them. I'm wondering if that's where they take the MDs because Winthrop University Hospital is like right down the main road from that Panera.

 

[Farmercyst]

No. But I bet you do.

Again? 😕

 

[slight365]

God, I hate drug reps. When they used to come to my workplace, it was a running joke that I'd walk up to them smile on my face, and the moment they said the first syllable, I'd ask for pens and other stationary. They'd go and retrieve some, or we'd get some off the bat, then walk away.

...then there was the incredibly hot pregnant one who wrote me her personal phone number on the back of her business card a couple years ago, but we were nice to her off the bat.

I tend to look at drug reps as car salesman. I don't know why one would want to be a drug rep. They get no respect, the job sucks, and they have to hussle.

 

[iphetamine]

God, I hate drug reps. When they used to come to my workplace, it was a running joke that I'd walk up to them smile on my face, and the moment they said the first syllable, I'd ask for pens and other stationary. They'd go and retrieve some, or we'd get some off the bat, then walk away.

...then there was the incredibly hot pregnant one who wrote me her personal phone number on the back of her business card a couple years ago, but we were nice to her off the bat.

I tend to look at drug reps as car salesman. I don't know why one would want to be a drug rep. They get no respect, the job sucks, and they have to hussle.

money?

 

[slight365]

Well, do they really make good money or not?

 

[Hels2007]

Well, do they really make good money or not?

Depends on the company and how long they have been doing it. It pays a lot more than almost any other sales job, and more than almost anything people with bachelor's can get right out of school - starting at $55-60,000/year salary + bonus (which depends on the company and how well they do). With a few years of experience, I wouldn't be surprised if they make $70-80,000 and some $20-30,000 in bonus. All that for an easy job which is also a lot fewer hours/week of actual work than anything else I can think of. Quite peachy if you are a sociology or English major... My one-time roommate became drug rep solely for the money.

 

[xiphoid2010]

Depends on the company and how long they have been doing it. It pays a lot more than almost any other sales job, and more than almost anything people with bachelor's can get right out of school - starting at $55-60,000/year salary + bonus (which depends on the company and how well they do). With a few years of experience, I wouldn't be surprised if they make $70-80,000 and some $20-30,000 in bonus. All that for an easy job which is also a lot fewer hours/week of actual work than anything else I can think of. Quite peachy if you are a sociology or English major... My one-time roommate became drug rep solely for the money.

You got that right. Back when Pfizer was filthy rich, we had a drug sales force 120,000 strong. It's litterally the size of an army.

 

[Hels2007]

You got that right. Back when Pfizer was filthy rich, we had a drug sales force 120,000 strong. It's litterally the size of an army.

Pfizer? You are mistaking something. Are you off by a zero? The max US total sales rep numbers was about that size... WSJ recently had an article about that. And Pfizer total work force at its peak couldn't have been more than a little larger.

 

[StaviZFingerZ]

Pfizer? You are mistaking something. Are you off by a zero? The max US total sales rep numbers was about that size... WSJ recently had an article about that. And Pfizer total work force at its peak couldn't have been more than a little larger.

You're so serious..

 

[xiphoid2010]

Pfizer? You are mistaking something. Are you off by a zero? The max US total sales rep numbers was about that size... WSJ recently had an article about that. And Pfizer total work force at its peak couldn't have been more than a little larger.

You might be right. Come to think of it, I think it was the total employees. Pfizer did have the largest sales force in the industry and totally dwarfs those of us in R&D many times over.

 

[Hels2007]

You're so serious..

Professional deformation

 

[aboveliquidice]

Again? 😕

Dissociative Identity Disorder = Axis I

Criteria for diagnosis: From the DSM-IV

The presence of two or more distinct identity or personality states, each with its own relatively enduring pattern of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and self.

At least two of these identities or personality states recurrently take control of the person's behavior.

Inability to recall important personal information that is too extensive to be explained by ordinary forgetfulness.

The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., blackouts or chaotic behavior during alcohol intoxication) or a general medical condition (e.g., complex partial seizures). In children, the symptoms are not attributable to imaginary playmates or other fantasy play.[5] A patient history, x-rays, blood tests, and other procedures can be used to eliminate the possibility that symptoms are due to traumatic brain injury, medication, sleep deprivation, or intoxicants, all of which can mimic symptoms of DID.[6]

Diagnosis should be performed by a psychiatrist or psychologist

I'm not sure he fits - but someone should look into it... Just sayin'

 

[prevacid]

a lot of drug refs got canned in the last 6 months...kinda sad

i dont hate your normal rep, its their managers and regional managers who run the things

 

[Sparda29]

Now I hate them even more now since they are just bums with Bachelor's in some field. I thought at the least you needed some pharmaceutical or medical knowledge at the Master's level to become a drug rep.

 

[Hels2007]

Now I hate them even more now since they are just bums with Bachelor's in some field. I thought at the least you needed some pharmaceutical or medical knowledge at the Master's level to become a drug rep.

Why would they? Per FDA regulation, drug reps can't say a word off-label. And it doesn't take all that much brainpower to memorize the key information from a label of one or two drugs... it's even safer if they have zero medical/scientific knowledge - then they can't get you in trouble by saying their opinion instead of sticking with the label.

 

[iphetamine]

Woah!! Med reps could be people other than pharmacists or MD's???? Now i hate the job even more!!

 

[slight365]

Yep, the best is when they start getting into the pharmacolgy of the drugs and they have no idea what they're talking about and it's all wrong. The oxy reps are the best. They really make like the manufacturers of oxycontin are victims and only brought these drugs to market to help people, not make money. Then they start slamming lower-scheduled drugs as being more addictive and more dangerous.