Pharmaceutical Sales articles, editorials and views from the field
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Why Honesty Is the Best Policy
Lack of Confidence in Drug Industry To regain public trust, the FDA and pharmaceutical companies need an image overhaul. The current perception is that the positive benefits of medications are being exuberantly promoted, but that drug companies will not release information they have about adverse reactions as soon as they have such information. Consumers sense an imbalance in reporting and earn...
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Pharmacies Lose Sales to Discount, Online, & Mail Order Drugstores
Generic Is the People's Choice It wasn't hard to predict that generic prescription meds would continue to climb in popularity over brand nam...
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Myths about Prescription Drug Prices
The Industry Counters Criticism about Costs The pharmaceutical industry has a bad reputation when it comes to the cost of prescription meds. Here are some facts, fr...
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Doctors Just Say No to Gifts from Pharmaceutical Reps
Both Docs & Pharmaceutical Reps Agreed Freebies Should End The pharmaceutical industry implemented a voluntary ban on gifts to physicians, w...
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The Sales Rep Jobs Are Out There
Opportunities Exist With Many Pharmaceutical Companies A third of pharmaceutical industry CEOs are very confident that they can increase the...
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Bright Forecast for Pharmaceutical Sales Market, With Chance of Rain
First, the Bad News Despite the sunny forecast for US pharmaceutical sales in upcoming years, there is one downside cited by Skila, a healthcare solutions company h...
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Pharmaceutical Sales Reps: Skip the Certification, but Get the Degree
The Consensus Is... Certifications are Just Not Necessary. A plethora of websites offering online certification programs for pharmaceutical sales representatives has popped u...