Monday, March 28, 2011

Devotion to duty

This weekend I got dragged kicking and screaming called in to see a hospital consult. It was a lady who'd had her appendix out, and had a bad headache afterward.

Dr. Grumpy: "Have you had headache problems in the past?"

Miss Shiny: "No... Hey! Are you Dr. Grumpy, from downtown Grumpyville?"

Dr. Grumpy: "Yes, that's me. Have you seen me before?"

Miss Shiny: "No, but I work for Big Pharma, Inc. One of my partners is a drug rep who calls on your office. My territory is over on the east side."

Dr. Grumpy: "Oh, okay. Anyway do you normally get headaches?"

Miss Shiny: "Have you considered prescribing our product, Noshakesatall, for your Parkinson's disease patients?" (reaches in purse, pulls out a sales brochure) "If you look at this graph, Noshakesatall shows superior efficacy and duration of action in treating Parkinson's, and..."
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18 comments:

  1. DonMarch 28, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    I must be getting old; I couldn't IMAGINE doing something like that. I understand that one has to have an outgoing personality and agressiveness to succeed as a sales person, but that is just too much.
    Can you/did you refuse the consult?

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  2. Grumpy, M.D.March 28, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    I can when they call me with one, but once I go into the room and start talking to them I'll do it.

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  3. JonMarch 28, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    At this point Dr. Grumpy comes down with a migraine.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 28, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    That's what bugs me about salesmen, especially reps: they never stop being reps at any moment... which can be annoying.

    Peddlers will remain peddlers...with all due respect of course.

    you should've prescribed her something from another cie for the headache: just to see her reaction...

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  5. a.generic docMarch 28, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    This is probably the first time that an insurance company has paid for you to be detailed about a drug!

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  6. AnonymousMarch 28, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    NEVER miss the opportunity for a sale!

    Remember... anyone can fold clothes, but closers never fold! (say it out loud).

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  7. AnonymousMarch 28, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    Have a heart. She probably needs the commission from the sale to pay for the admit and Dr. G's consult.

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  8. AnonymousMarch 28, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    I guarentee her head didn't hurt that bad if she attempted a sales pitch!

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  9. AnonymousMarch 28, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    Midrin is for closers.

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  10. Kat's KatsMarch 28, 2011 at 2:32 PM

    Miss Shiny: "...in treating Parkinson's, and..."

    Dr. Grumpy: "That looks interesting. I'll be sure to ask Miss Rival Gettingyourcommission about it. Now, on a scale of 1 to 10..."

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  11. OMDGMarch 28, 2011 at 5:08 PM

    She's probably trying to figure out how to cover her co-pay.

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  12. Not HouseMarch 28, 2011 at 6:05 PM

    "Well, if you're the expert in these drugs, then I assume you have some samples on hand? Take two and don't call me in the morning"

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  13. AnonymousMarch 28, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    Did they say she HAD a headache, or that she WAS a headache?

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  14. AnonymousMarch 28, 2011 at 10:31 PM

    can't change stupid and can't negotiate with crazy.

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  15. The MotherMarch 28, 2011 at 11:41 PM

    Headache clearly not bad enough to need a neurologist. Unless she just needed someone to pitch to.

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  16. RehabNurseMarch 29, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    Can you charge extra for that consult?

    Crazy!

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  17. Ben SMarch 30, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    "At this point Dr. Grumpy comes down with a migraine."

    Craig was right, they are contagious!

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  18. CMarch 31, 2011 at 11:15 PM

    hey, I hear that a HOSPITAL is a great place to meet doctors! Sickness...it's not all bad...

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So wadda you think?