Why Are Drug Representatives Visiting My Doctor?

I have noticed that there are often drug representatives visiting my Doctor's office. What does this mean for my care? Is it helping me?

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Interactions between physicians and drug representatives are common, even though research shows that physicians understand the conflict of interest between marketing and patient care. Little is known about how physicians resolve this contradiction.

The link below has more information to offer regarding the interaction between your physician and a drug rep:
http:/­/­www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/­pmc/­articles/­PMC1824740/­

Hope this helps!

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