The Original O'l Farts Club.

[jokerman]

Good Morning folks

 

[Unca Walt]

Do I understand that you are saying there is no marketing plan directed at the doctors to use the various meds?

Absolutely not. In fact, it is the reverse. The marketing plan is to give the doctors freebies. These freebie meds are for the doctor's patients.

It is entirely possible you have gotten a "starter pack" or its equivalent from a doctor you had at one time or another. I know I have, and innocently, thought it was nice.

 

[bigsur51]

good morning

say , I am dealing with some family medical issues and I will be missing in action for awhile , I will try and pop in once in awhile

thank you all , you know who you are , for all the good vibes and positive energy

i will be around

Tom Joad style

 

[Unca Walt]

After finally getting out of the hospital recently - which was a real slow process for me to go thru - waiting for all the clearances - to get outa there - the final one being a two and a half hour wait for the ward pharmacist to gather all the 8 different medicines the doctors there wanted me to take home with me - after being told to vacate my hospital bed - and wait in some little waiting room with my son - who had come to pick me up speedily - once I'd told him I was to be released - so while we waited and waited - it kinda dawned on me - that from that time on pharmaceutical medicines - were going to be important in my life - and take up alot of time acquiring them - and taking them - since before that almost month long on/off hospital stay - I'd only been ever taking one pharma medicine regularly - for only 18 months of my life -

Now - just recently I've had to order medication replenishments - because most of the various pills they gave me at the hospital have been taken already - and I'm running out of many of them real soon - so I had to book an appointment with the pharmacist at the local doctors clinic I am registered at - which could only be done by calling them at 8am - for the chance of getting a 'by phone only' appointment - and once I'd called and waited quite a while - managed to score a phone appointment 4 days later -

4 days later I get a call from said pharmacist - and she works thru all the names of my meds and the quantities required - (usually one months worth) - and tells me that I can soon pick them up at a retail pharmacy close by where I live - EXCEPT FOR EDOXABAN - because its a blood thinner - and for that I would have to get it from Kingston Hospital - so should call them and work out how to get that medicine from that source - oh what a PALAVA - so one of the things I have to do today - is chase down some blood thinning drugs - lol

Get one of these, stat:

 

[jokerman]

Get one of these, stat:
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My ex a NP from transplant used to bring home pill cases that were twice that size.
You take a lot of drugs going thru that

 

[Unca Walt]

My ex a NP from transplant used to bring home pill cases that were twice that size.
You take a lot of drugs going thru that

Right. Some of those pill cases get pretty complex:

 

[SubGirl]

Absolutely not. In fact, it is the reverse. The marketing plan is to give the doctors freebies. These freebie meds are for the doctor's patients.

It is entirely possible you have gotten a "starter pack" or its equivalent from a doctor you had at one time or another. I know I have, and innocently, thought it was nice.

But they do offer more to docs and their staff. I’ve seen them bring gifts at the office for the girls up front and know that they had “lunch and learn” with the tab picked up by the pushers of their goods. When you are selling a product, it pays to kiss a little ass…

 

[Janborrego]

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Cold snap this week hopefully get some snow out of it.

You want snow?

 

[Boo]

good morning peoples...

 

[jokerman]

I am now considering my tone when I talk to Gypsy.
Dont want him to get dodgy with me

 

[jokerman]

Right. Some of those pill cases get pretty complex:
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with transplant they almost break up the day with 6 slots

 

[jokerman]

But they do offer more to docs and their staff. I’ve seen them bring gifts at the office for the girls up front and know that they had “lunch and learn” with the tab picked up by the pushers of their goods. When you are selling a product, it pays to kiss a little ass…

I agree ,even if I aint selling anything

 

[Putembk]

Pray for Big Sur's grand daughter. Unfortunately she is going to have a very serious surgery this week.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family Big.

 

[jokerman]

For Big

 

[Putembk]

Morning OFC! Another busy day. Bruce Banner is coming down and I have to cut the grass.

 

[SubGirl]

Thinking of you and your family big. Sending positive thoughts, energy and hopes for the best.
We miss you and the coffee girls await your return too.

 

[OleReynard]

A glorious fin week in the nortland.
2-4 " of rain between Tues and weds.
Chance of rain everyday here on out

We do need it but this is ridiculousness

@bigsur51 heads up brother, the sun will shine on you and your grand daughter again.

 

[Gray Wolf]

Absolutely not. In fact, it is the reverse. The marketing plan is to give the doctors freebies. These freebie meds are for the doctor's patients.

It is entirely possible you have gotten a "starter pack" or its equivalent from a doctor you had at one time or another. I know I have, and innocently, thought it was nice.

I'm willing to concede that your Dr Scooter has never been swayed or influenced in any way by sales reps when he selected one brand over another generic drug, because I know you wouldn't shuck me nary a none just because I'm not bright.

I also concede you haven't been influenced yourself by sales reps before you recommend medication for brothers and sisters on this forum.

I'm not a doctor and only know what I've read or heard from family members working for doctors. As the doctor is the most influential person determining what meds you use, it is also who I would personally move to influence if I was a sales rep.

Perhaps my judgement is skewed by being the engineering manager who selected equipment for multi-million-dollar projects and being regularly romanced by equipment suppliers, as well as declining kindly offers.

I also watched a cohort walked to the door with his personal items in a box, after getting caught accepting gratuities, as well as hookers on field trips, etc. Ha! The same one who used to laugh at me and call me a Boy Scout.

 

[dogzter]

Chateaux France is the name of the five star restaurant in St. Pete that the pharmaceutical sales reps wine and dine doctors at the big practices.
My wife served hundreds of dinners to them.
Thousands spent on a single meal there with the average bottle of wine being several hundred bucks.
The pharmaceutical companies were most definitely wining and dining the medical admins and doctors.

My understanding is it depends on the market where you live so the denser the population the more likey you will see that.
Doesn't happen here at all.

 

[dogzter]

Someone is having trouble recognizing downstairs is part of the house and NOT to be pooped in.