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A pharmaceutical company , or drug company , is a commercial business whose focus is to research, develop, market and/or distribute drugs, mostly in the context of healthcare. They can deal in generic and/or brand medications. They are subject to a variety of laws and regulations regarding the patenting, testing and marketing of drugs.
ByGod'sGraceWe'reSaved
asked:
"I am trying to get into pharmaceutical sales and want to know the best way to do this. I have no direct experience in pharmaceutical sales however I do have 3 years of outside sales experience plus 15+ years of direct customer service. I have a BS in Social Science with a minor in Gerontology. I have medical terminology and had started out working on my nursing degree before changing majors. I have worked as an executive administrative assistant, accounting clerk and HR assistant up until the last three years and want a new career path. And before it is suggested that I have to be somewhat attractive, I modeled in high school and college. So with all of this said...Any suggestions or leads? Any and all help is greatly appreicated! Thanks in advance!"
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dgreen75503 replied:
"best bet is to know someone in the industry. see if you can ride along with a rep for a day (shows initiative). read the following book w/ regard to interviewing: "Knock 'em Dead" by Yates or Yeates. i say this because i was a nurse before i got into pharma sales - no sales experience whatsoever - and, after reading the book, THAT'S when i started getting asked back for 2nd and 3rd interviews. it takes persistence... i waited an entire year before someone took a chance on me (and me and my team blew our numbers out of the water... trip to paris... trip to rome... multiple cash awards). anyone can do this job; and one doesn't need to be attractive to do it (although, unfortunately, that's a criteria on which a lot of managers base their decision(s)). also, try monster.com. type in "sales" in the box, and look for or hi-lite pharmaceutical sales where you're given the option - you'll see what i'm talking about. many people choose to get on with a smaller company... prove themselves w/ regard to exceeding sales expectations... then jump to larger pharma companies.one last thing: if you can dispose of $200-300, try to get a professional resume writer to re-do your resume. mine added key words and that revision, along with reading the aforementioned book - helped a TON.good luck."
Homer H replied:
"You have a very impressive resume.If all of what you present is in fact true,one would think you to be an asset to any industry.Key in Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Pharmaceutical Distributors and you should be in touch with the whole pharmaceutical industry.Send resumes"
goodtobealivetoday
asked:
"I'm in a pharmacy college and I was wondering if anyone knew what positions pharmacists can work up to in pharmaceutical companies (ie manager of particular sectors or ceos of these companies????)ANY INFO would be very much appreciated. I want a challenge. How do these ceos get these positions and what education do they have? With my pharmacy degree, what managerial/big positions can I really excel in these companies?"
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Kat replied:
"While your pharmacy degree would be very useful, generally speaking CEO's are business people, and they are often very good at sales. An MBA is more frequently the educational path that future corporate executives take to the top. You need to understand business law, finance, sales and marketing. Will you be a licensed pharmacist with this degree?"
Joshua M
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"We have just started an online bakery. We ship made from scratch pies and cheesecakes nation wide. I thaught it would be a good idea to market to pharmaceutical reps. They could purchase our goods and send them to their clients with a note from them. Any ideas?"
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tlc289 replied:
"Go to several doctor's offices and let the office staff sample your products. Leave PLENTY of business cards for the office staff to give to pharma reps. Ensure that the office staff knows the name of your business and will recommend your business for dessert trays (or whatever you have to offer). "Hey, Secretary Sally, we're a new bakery in town and wanted your office to know about our baked goods. We're located downtown off of fifth street and we deliver! If any of your pharmaceutical reps ever need dessert, let us know and we'll work with them! If you'd like to try anything else we make, let me know and I'll see what we can do! Thanks!" Something like that. Plus, hang around your local hospital or busy doctor offices and catch as many reps as you can when they visit the location... give them your business card... let them know whether or not you deliver ... tell them you want their business! Once you've established yourself, most reps don't mind paying a "delivery fee" on the final bill... maybe 3-4-5 bucks, depending on where you're taking the goods; and you can jack this up at a later date. Just don't get greedy. Most reps carry a corporate card w/ AmEx, so it does help if your business accepts AmEx. You might even consider catering some of your goods to local (larger) churches or civic groups. Good luck on your venture!!"
mimose26
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"Hi! I'm doing a report on the cheaper medicines bill of the Philippines. Is it still a Bill? Or an Act? I'm getting my terms mixed up. Anyway, I need to identify the leading pharmaceutical firms in the Philippines, those I assume would be hardest hit once the bill is put into action.Thanks, everyone!"
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shirley g replied:
"Here are links to pharmaceutical companies:And here are links to the Generic Bill:"
algernico replied:
"This is a bill initiated Mar Roxas and pending approval by the 14th Congress...an unfinished business by the 13th.Number one pharma company is Unilab followed by GSK, Pfizer,AstraZeneca, Sanofi-Aventiz,Novartis,Roche,Boehringer Ingelheim, MSD and BMS . This is from IMS 1st Quarter Report."
Liegh
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"Through research, I found that pharmaceutical companies look for experience obtained from Fortune 500 companies, but not insurance companies. Why would that be?"
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Laissez-Faire Guy replied:
"I know someone who was recently hired by one of the big pharma companies as a sales rep. She had no outside sales experience. She had her Bachelors degree in some sort of life sciences degree, and she worked 6 months as an inside sales rep for a company related to the pharmaceutical industry."
Kip J replied:
"That's a great question. If you don't get an answer online I recommend calling the company directly and asking them (ask the receptionist for a sales manager).I saw that salesguy.org publishes a list of top hiring manager requirements for sales jobs in general and pharmaceutical jobs in particular. This might be a good resource for you.Good luck."
Confused_Rep replied:
"Sorry to hear your frustration, but it's true that pharma companies require at least 2 years of successful business-to-business sales experience. By "successful", they mean that they would like to see any documentation (authentic) to prove that you are actually good at selling your product.Unfortunately, in the eyes of the pharma industry, insurance sales is considered direct-to-consumer sales, not business-to-business. Other examples of sales that are categorized as such are retail sales, real estate, Mary Kay, Tupperware and AVON. No matter how excellent you were/are in any of these, it is almost always excluded as viable b2b sales experience. Good examples of b2b sales are Xerox, ADP, Enterprise Rent-A-Car (corporate sales), Coca-Cola, etc. Sorry, and good luck!"
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