Where does your drug rep store their samples and how secure are they? BD
Sales reps ride around with an awful lot of samples in their cars. And at the end of the day, those samples should be stored in “conditions that will maintain their stability, integrity, and effectiveness, (to) ensure that the drug samples are not contaminated, deteriorated, or otherwise adulterated,” says the Prescription Drug and Marketing Act.
Common sense, right? Get ‘em out of the trunk into a cool place. But some Novartis reps complain the drugmaker is allegedly willing to reimburse only $50 a month for storage, which doesn’t cover costs. So some admit to keeping them in the car overnight or the garage, according to the chatter on CafePharma, the web site where overheated sales reps love to vent. Here are some comments…
ANOTHER NOVARTIS “REVELATION” FROM CAFE PHARMA:
“Samples need to be discontinued altogether! ship them directly from manufacturer! we keep them in our garages; overheated cars and my friend found BUGS in hers!! this isnt just novartis but all reps that sample; i drove by a drug reps house one time and they had all their samples in the garage door wide open and no cars around and no one home!”
Source: Pharmalot » Novartis Samples Wilt In Sales Reps’ Garages
Hat Tip: Kevin, MD
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