There are so many issues and problems faced by pharma representatives today in India and globally. There are mixed opinions in terms of physicians actually being respectful to pharma reps. Some blame the pharma companies (that they look for cheap labor, are profit motivated, they just need delivery boys). Some blame the 'government and its legislation' (it has loopholes, gives a license to anyone, bribery, etc). Some blame the reps (that they are not qualified enough or adequately equipped with the knowledge so that they could speak or explain properly to a well-qualified physicians). Some feel that they are wasting their time. It is just a 'blaming game' and fingers being pointed at each other.
In every country, there are issues and problems in terms of the medical representative profession. In India, when I was a medical rep in my early 20s, it was a well-respected profession. But the glamour factor is much lower these days. What is going on and how can it be meaningfully restored?
Please discuss issues with some examples so that the people can understand the overall aspect of the problem. Thank you all in advance.
We also face to the same problem in my country. Personally, the strategy of pharmaceutical companies make the issue worse. Nowadays, only big companies or foreign companies recruit pharmacists at bachelor or higher degree, others want to use lower qualified people or even economical ones to do this work. They explain that highly qualified people often ask for too high salary while others can do work well with lower salary. It is also the reason why master or PhD people in my country has never been employed in this work.
I'd like to share with you an interesting example. My friend who graduated with excellent pharmacist diploma likes working as a medical representative a lot as she thinks it is suitable for her personality. At first time of being interview, the interviewer directly said to her that she couldn't be employed as she was too excellent for this position. It is also the general story for all people with the same type of diploma.
Additionally, the relationship between physicians and medical representatives seem to be commercialized. Therefore, the explanation of representatives to physicians about drug effects is sometimes negligible.
good to know Nguyen! I think it is the same situation in many places around the world!
haha. I know what you mean!
I did participated in many interviews. The most important thing is to have a talent to sell, and everything else is secondary. Such a situation in Ukraine.
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