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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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?
I can when they call me with one, but once I go into the room and start talking to them I'll do it.
At this point Dr. Grumpy comes down with a migraine.
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...
This is probably the first time that an insurance company has paid for you to be detailed about a drug!
NEVER miss the opportunity for a sale!
Remember... anyone can fold clothes, but closers never fold! (say it out loud).
Have a heart. She probably needs the commission from the sale to pay for the admit and Dr. G's consult.
I guarentee her head didn't hurt that bad if she attempted a sales pitch!
Midrin is for closers.
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..."
She's probably trying to figure out how to cover her co-pay.
"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"
Did they say she HAD a headache, or that she WAS a headache?
can't change stupid and can't negotiate with crazy.
Headache clearly not bad enough to need a neurologist. Unless she just needed someone to pitch to.
Can you charge extra for that consult?
Crazy!
"At this point Dr. Grumpy comes down with a migraine."
Craig was right, they are contagious!
hey, I hear that a HOSPITAL is a great place to meet doctors! Sickness...it's not all bad...
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