Originally Posted by Bert
But, I give up. This is kind of hijacked. I like drug reps.

Bert, in the days when I did see drug reps, I liked them, too. They were attractive, pleasant and totally appropriate young men and women, who believed fiercely in the value of their product and their companies. I was treated with respect. As human beings, they were great and as salespeople, highly effective.

Again, the problem is, the information they gave was highly distorted. Not their fault. But it was. And every time I looked at that shelf of samples, I could only wonder how they could leave me with 50 tablets of something that they then sold for $20.00 a pill. Samples that then as likely as not ended up in the hands of those who needed it least.

I think the system is wrong. And, even though I liked it, and them, I bailed.


David Grauman MD
Department of Medicine
Commonwealth Health Center
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands