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Free Drug Samples Usually Go to Wealthiest Patients免费的药物样品,通常到最富有的病人 Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 周六, 2008年8月2日 NaturalNews naturalnews | Contrary to claims by the pharmaceutical industry, it is usually wealthier and insured patients who receive free drug samples, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Harvard Medical School and the Cambridge Health Alliance and published in the American Journal of Public Health . |相反,索赔制药业,它通常是富裕和保险的病人谁得到免费的药物样品,根据进行的一项研究,研究人员从哈佛医学院和剑桥健康联盟,并发表在美国杂志公众健康 。 Researchers used data from the 2003 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.研究人员使用的数据由2003年的医疗开支小组的调查,该机构为医疗保健研究和质量。 A total of 32,681 US residents were surveyed at home, and asked various questions about topics including prescriptions and drug samples that they had received from共有32681美国居民的调查,在家里,并询问各种问题,有关专题,包括处方和药物样品,他们已收到 doctors医生 . 。 The researchers found that the practice of giving out free drug samples is widespread, with 12 percent of respondents saying they had received at least one free sample in 2003.研究人员发现的做法,给予免费药物样品中很普遍,有12 %的受访者说,他们已收到至少有一个免费的样品在2003年。 But while 12.9 percent of those who had health insurance for the whole year had received samples, only 9.9 percent of those who had spent part of 2003 uninsured had done so.但同时, 12.9 %的受访者谁了健康保险,为全年共收到样本中,只有9.9 %的受访者谁花了一部分, 2003年投保了这样做。 Wealthier patients were also more likely to receive free samples, while those with an income less than 400 percent of the federal富裕的患者也更可能得到免费样品,而那些收入低于400 %的联邦 poverty贫困 level were least likely to do so.水平,至少可能这样做。 The 2003 federal poverty line was $18,400 per year for a family of four. 2003年联邦贫困线一点八四零万美元每年一个四人家庭。 Many health companies and hospitals have begun to question to practice of drug companies providing free samples to doctors, citing issues of conflict of interest.许多保健公司和医院已开始质询的做法,制药公司提供的免费样品,以医生,引用的问题,利益冲突的问题。 But associations like the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of但协会一样,药学研究和制药业 America美国 have said that giving out samples helps doctors serve poorer patients who have trouble affording prescription drugs.说给样本有助于医生服务较差的病人谁遇到困难,给予处方药。 The current study found that doctors were indeed trying to help poorer patients with free samples, but that poorer and uninsured patients were less likely to see a doctor in the first place.目前的研究发现,医生们确实尽力协助较贫穷的患者免费样品,但较差的和无保险的病人不太可能会看到一名医生摆在首位。 “Our study supports the idea that doctors are trying to target the neediest patients,” said researcher author Sarah Cutrona, “but the uninsured are less likely to get their care in the office and be that person who walks through the door.” “我们的研究支持这样的设想,医生正设法为目标,有需要的病人,说: ”研究员作者莎拉卡特罗纳“ ,但保险是不太可能得到他们的照顾在办公室和被人谁各界人士通过上门” 。 Have Your Say: Free Drug Samples Usually Go to Wealthiest Patients 你说:免费的药物样品,通常到最富有的病人 Please read our请阅读我们的 posting guidelines before posting发布指引,然后再发布 . 。 Alternatively或者 you can discuss this report here您可以讨论此报告在这里 . 。 Related News 相关新闻
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