Medicare Beneficiaries and Free Prescription Drug Samples: ANational Survey

Medicare Beneficiaries and Free Prescription Drug Samples: A National
Survey
Journal of General Internal Medicine: 2008 Mar 7
“Conclusions: Accessing free prescription drug samples is prevalent
among many categories of beneficiaries, especially among individuals
with cost-related medication nonadhex vrence and poor health status.
Policies restricting or prohibiting drug sample distribution may
adversely impact access to medications among patients in high-risk
groups.”
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18365289
also found at: http://www.springerlink.com/content/9871685172880q62/