Wednesday, March 12 2008
Pushing Drugs
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Shahram Ahari
Shahram Ahari goes before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging today to say that the relationship between pharmaceutical companies and doctors compromises the health of patients.
Shahram knows what he's talking about: he was a drug rep with Eli Lilly, where he learned how to entice doctors with gifts, slanted statistics, and psychological profiles.
Shahram tells Dick Gordon how the techniques he honed actually worked. He even earned the nickname "safe cracker" for getting into the offices of doctors who avoided pharmaceutical reps. He also recounts the crisis of conscience that led to his quitting the industry.
- Learn more about how pharmaceutical companies influence prescribing
- Watch Shahram describe how he sold the drugs