1. Free Drug Samples? Bad Idea, Some Say.
- Author
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Rabin, Roni Caryn
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ACADEMIC medical centers , *SAMPLES (Commerce) , *FREE material , *DRUG marketing , *MEDICAL practice - Abstract
The article reports that some leading academic medical centers in New York are restricting the use of free medicine samples. A smattering of physician practices are shutting down the sample cabinet kept in medical offices containing the latest medications. Critics say that free samples obstructs a doctor in choosing appropriate medication for a patient. The ban on free samples comes amid growing concern about the close ties between physicians and drug companies.
- Published
- 2007