I don't get my information on new drugs from nurses, and I don't think many other doctors do either. Back to top. PAs on average see 92 patients and write 75 prescriptions per week, writing 0.81 prescriptions per patient visit. NPs see 63 patients and write 54 prescriptions per week, writing 0.85 prescriptions per visit. Visits from drug company representatives averaged 4.4 per week for PAs and 5.2 for NPs in 1999.
Physicians see from four to five drug reps each week.
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