Community pharmacists: Do they influence physicians?

To the typical consumer, the role of the community pharmacist in the healthcare continuum may seem to be little more than that of a drug dispenser. But what most consumers don’t see behind the scenes (and what pharmaceutical representatives ignore at their own peril) is the enormous influence pharmacists have over a physician’s prescribing habits – influence that goes way beyond the standard request for generic substitutions.

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Author(s): 
George Hradecky.
Journal: 
Pharmaceutical Representative, Jun 1, 2004 .