I am flattered to have been mentioned in the New York Times, and welcome to all visitors finding this page that way.
I've gotten quite a few emails regarding the site, and to answer the most common question, I haven't updated it in a while because I haven't had time, as I am a medical resident. However, thanks to many kind readers, I now have pictures of many, many new drug rep toys and I'll be posting these as I get the chance. In addition, I have a few unphotographed items which I'll add soon.
I briefly allowed comments here, but too many people either didn't get the joke or were using the comments for making statements of their own. I prefer to let the pictures and my commentary stand on their own. Feel free to let me know if you disagree.
Thanks for stopping by.
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The toys and trinkets with which drug companies make themselves known to physicians
What is this?
Drug representatives give out a vast array of trinkets in plying their trade. A while ago, while looking at the stack of pens I had amassed in a single day, I decided to start posting pictures of all the things I acquire from them. There isn't really an ulterior motive here, I don't think. Draw your own conclusions.
I used to try to update this once a week, but I've slowed down a lot now that pharmaceutical companies no longer give out toys (at least in America, I don't know about internationally), and that I'm a medical resident with much more limited free time. However, if you've gotten something fun or egregious from a drug rep, send me a pic and I'll post it. That and all other questions, comments, complaints and concerns should be addressed to drugreptoysblog@gmail.com.
Cheers.
About Me
My name is Nathan Anderson, and I'm a resident in internal medicine.
Press Mentions
Labels
- Abbott Immunology
- AstraZeneca
- Bayer AG
- Biovail
- Boehringer-Ingelheim
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Cephalon
- CV Therapeutics
- Daiichi-Sankyo
- Elan
- Forest
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Gyrus
- Lilly
- Merck
- Merz
- Millenium
- Novartis
- Novo-Nordisk
- ONY
- Ortho-McNeil
- PDL BioPharma
- Pfizer
- Roche
- Sanofi Aventis
- Schering-Plough
- Takeda
- Warner-Chilcott
- Wyeth
- Wyeth-Ayerst
All pictures and text are mine. Feel free to use them, but I'd appreciate a link in acknowledgment.