| 1. | 1/30/2008 1:40:00 PM | no coercion, but there is an influence related to direct association with a sales person. |
| 2. | 1/30/2008 2:26:00 PM | absolutely not to thos and all questions concerning coercion |
| 3. | 1/30/2008 3:35:00 PM | This is highly dependent upon the physician, but the volume tends to be high enough that these supplies often fade into the woodwork. Most people just don't notice the name on the pen anymore. |
| 4. | 1/30/2008 4:32:00 PM | Unsure. Fantastic question and one that has been heavily debated in the medical field amongst physicians. |
| 5. | 1/30/2008 4:57:00 PM | No. It is ludicrous to think that this will influence a physician's prescribing pattern! |
| 6. | 1/30/2008 6:02:00 PM | Occasionally they are, but in general I think they are not |
| 7. | 1/30/2008 6:31:00 PM | Probably more than they know |
| 8. | 1/30/2008 7:50:00 PM | We always think not, but studies show that we are, or the companies wouldn't bother. Most docs think "other docs" are influenced, but not themselves! Same for me! |
| 9. | 1/30/2008 10:37:00 PM | If you really think a physician can be influenced by a pad of paper or a cheap pen, I think you really need to evaluate your own ease of influence, or you need to examine your low opinion of physicians and ask yourself why you hold physicians in such low esteem. Seriously--do you really think we can be swayed by items costing cents? I am offended by this accusation. |
| 10. | 1/31/2008 6:40:00 PM | mahybe |
| 11. | 1/31/2008 9:20:00 PM | Physicians are influenced. Improperly? |
| 12. | 2/1/2008 2:51:00 AM | it takes more than a pen to coerce me |
| 13. | 2/1/2008 8:40:00 PM | I am not sure how influenced or coerced we are, but our patients don't need to paying for our writing material, etc in this round about way. |
| 14. | 2/2/2008 6:12:00 AM | I can only answer for myself- I am not influenced, but I'm sure that some are |
| 15. | 2/3/2008 10:05:00 AM | sometimes- looking at a physicians prescribing record would show this. |