Hospital Policies Limiting Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Linked With Fewer Brand-Name Drugs And More Generics Prescribed, Study Finds.

reports that the researchers “analyzed prescribing patterns for eight types of medications, including drugs to lower cholesterol, treat acid reflux, control diabetes, manage high blood pressure, treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, treat depression, manage psychosis and help with sleep.” Each of the drugs analyzed “had at least 2,000 assigned pharmaceutical company salespeople during the study period” and “had a market share of more than 25 percent, but less than 75 percent.” http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-prescribing-policies-idUSKBN17Y2ED