MEDADNEWS: SPECIALTY REPS: THE SMALLER, SMARTER SALES FORCE
The pharmaceutical sales force is undergoing a dra-matic evolution as the pharmaceutical industry shifts from pri-mary-care drugs to biotechnology and specialist medicines. To effectively promote this changing product mix, marketers must adapt their sales and marketing models. In particular, marketers need sales representatives with more clinical knowledge, patient focus, managed-care fluency, and understanding of territories.…