muestra médica

English translation: drug/medication sample

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Spanish term or phrase:	muestra médica
English translation:	drug/medication sample
Entered by:	Andrea Riffo

02:01 Dec 18, 2005

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals

Spanish term or phrase: muestra médica

Envase de fármacos que contiene una cantidad menor a los vendidos en farmacias, entregado a médicos de manera gratuita por representantes de laboratorios farmacéuticos, a fin de que conozcan y prueben el producto.

Andrea Riffo KudoZ activity Questions: 62 (2 open) (6 closed without grading) Answers: 68 Chile
Local time: 02:33

drug/medication sample

Explanation:
A physician survey of the effect of drug sample availability on ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]
OBJECTIVE: Pharmaceutical companies often use drug samples as a marketing strategy
in the ambulatory...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubM... - Páginas similares

A physician survey of the effect of drug sample availability on ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]
OBJECTIVE: Pharmaceutical companies often use drug samples as a marketing strategy in
... Little is known about how the availability of drug samples affects ...
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The value of pharmaceutical representative visits and medication ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]
The value of pharmaceutical representative visits and medication samples in
community-based family practices. Backer EL, Lebsack JA, Van Tonder RJ, ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubM...

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Marina Soldati
Argentina
Local time: 03:33

Grading comment

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Summary of answers provided

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drug/medication sample

Marina Soldati

drug samples

Paulo César Mendes MD, CT

sample medicine

Mauricio López Langenbach

medicine sample

Coral Getino

doctors' samples / free samples

Robert Forstag

Answers

5 mins confidence:

muestra(s) médica(s) doctors' samples / free samples

Explanation:
These are the free samples delivered to doctors by the representatives of pharmacy companies, the purpose of which, along with many other perks such as steak dinners, notebooks, clocks, pens,etc., is to encourage them to prescribe their proprietary medicines to patients.

Suerte.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 02:33
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 66

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

muestra médica

drug/medication sample

Marina Soldati
Argentina
Local time: 03:33
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 39

Grading comment

Thanks!

7 mins confidence:

muestra médica sample medicine

Explanation:
Hope it helps.

Reference: http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/fdaandyou/issue04.html

Mauricio López Langenbach
New Zealand
Local time: 18:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English

6 mins confidence:

muestra médica medicine sample

Explanation:
Determination of manganese in herbal ***medicine samples*** by slurry ...
An ultrasonic slurry-sampling electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry with a molybdenum tube a...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubM... - Similar pages

Need for uniform display of expiry date on ***medicine samples.***
Need for uniform display of expiry date on medicine samples. Lohiya GS, Lohiya S. Publication Types Letter MeSH Terms Drug Labeling/standards* ...
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-12-18 02:08:38 GMT)
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If it is understood by the context, the word "sample" may be enough...

Free Medicine Samples - Sample Products and Freebies!
All Free Samples is the best source for free medicine samples. Find tons of great stuff in categories like candy, beauty products, food, make up, cosmetics, ...
www.all-free-samples.com/health/medicine.php - 18k - Cached - Similar pages

Medicine Samples and Health Freebies and coupons
Free Medicine samples, Health Freebies and coupons.
www.freenclearstuff.com/healthmeds.htm - 28k - Cached - Similar pages

Coral Getino
United States
Native speaker of:

Spanish

11 mins confidence:

drug samples

Explanation:
Beware that 'drug sample' can also be a sample of blood or uring taken for drug testing. Using 'Sample medications' can help avoid ambiguity.

Article about sample drugs - www.sh.lsuhsc.edu/policies/policy_manuals_via_ms_word/hospital_policy/h_8.5.0.pdf#se

Paulo César Mendes MD, CT
United States
Local time: 01:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

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