Access to Prescription Drug Samples Needed for Medicare Patients

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Free Drug Samples Benefit Uninsured and Medicare Patients
By: Carl Clarke | 18/08/2008 | Medicine
The issue of prescription drug samples is one that is hotly debated. Some question whether giving out samples to lower income patients is helping them by providing them with the medication they need or if it’s hurting them by giving them a sample of a prescription they can not afford in the long term.

Tips for Finding Relief From Prescription Drug Costs
By: Carl Clarke | 18/08/2008 | Medicine
Many low income patients in the United States don’t know that help is available when they cannot afford the medications they need. Below are a few articles on this topic with some useful tips for consumers on whom they can turn to for help and what they should ask for.

Prescription Drug Samples Help Gauge Effectiveness of New Medication for Patients
By: Carl Clarke | 18/08/2008 | Medicine
A lot of physicians use drug samples when starting a patient on a new medication. Often there is risk involved with started a patient on a new medication. Sometimes the drug doesn’t work for the patient or he/she has a reaction to it. If a full prescription is written the patient is left with a bottle of pills that they can’t even use; not to mention they are out the money spent on the medication. Physicians see samples as a way of saving the patient money and allowing them to test out a new treatment.

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By: Carl Clarke | 17/08/2008 | Medicine
There are numerous studies out there on the topic of pharmaceutical drug samples. Some say it hurts pharmaceutical sales while others say that it helps sales. Other studies focus on what doctors think about samples. A lot of doctors like the idea of pharmaceutical sales representatives bringing them new treatments and helping them learn about new medications.

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Doctors believe that providing free drug samples helps patients in financial need.

Doctors Agree, Drug Samples are Essential for Lower Income Patients
By: Carl Clarke | 28/07/2008 | Medicine
Doctors and Health Professionals agree that drug samples are essential for low income patients who cannot afford prescription drugs on their own.