So, which specialties are reporting that drug reps aren’t visiting them enough?
General surgeons (54%), emergency medicine physicians (49%), anesthesiologists (42%) and orthopedic surgeons (40%) most frequently reported that there are fewer reps than necessary or far too few currently calling on them. Notably, each of these physician groups reported seeing an average of two or fewer reps per week.
It’s because most of these fields are busy in the OR much of the day.
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Good. I am an ER doc. I don’t ever care to talk to these people. On occasion they come into the ER and want to talk without even asking if I have time. I am usually quite rude to them, because no I don’t have time. I am trying to keep people alive and organize the chaos as best as possible.
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