Mackeen, Dawn,

Desperate for Medicine. Dawn MacKeen. - Newsday, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 46, Family, 1522-3213; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Desperate for Medicine, March 23, 2003; pp. n.p..

"Those caring for the elderly say the use of sample medications has evolved over the last five years. No longer is it exclusively used by doctors to evaluate a new drug on the market, or for patients to rely on temporarily until filling a prescription at a pharmacy. Now, there's a growing class of seniors living off them, treating their ailments almost exclusively with these pharmaceutical handouts." (NEWSDAY) This article discusses the use of sample drugs by senior citizens who otherwise would not be able to afford the prescription medications they need.

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Aged--Economic conditions
Drugs--Prices
Pharmaceutical industry
Physician and patient
Prescription drugs
Samples (Commerce)

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