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BLOG: Write prescriptions to get more samples

ByAgustin L. Gonzalez, OD, FAAO, ABCMO

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Video blogger Agustin L. Gonzalez, OD, FAAO, said optometrists will receive more samples from pharmaceutical companies if they write prescriptions.

These companies gather data on the prescription-writing habits of individual optometrists and will be more likely to visit you and provide samples if you are prescribing medications to your patients, he said.