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Catchword for “detailer”
Catchword: detailer
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Part of speech: n.
Quotation: The sale of prescription data, in which individual patients’ identities have been removed, has become a lucrative industry. The information is purchased from pharmacy chains and the companies that manage drug benefits for employers. Sales representatives—known as detailers in industry argot—often visit doctors’ offices carrying laptop computers with detailed reports on each doctor’s prescription-writing habits.
Article or document title:
“Federal Court Upholds Drug Privacy Law” (URL)
Author:
Stephanie Saul
Article, document, publication, web site:
New York Times
Date of publication:
Nov. 18, 2008
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