If reps go away, we'll still have products and the means to get the information to healthcare practitioners. We'll still have to acquire assets and invest in R&D. Your ridiculous pontification about "If WE go away, YOU go away," demonstrates that you know little about how this industry works. Market access negotiates, medical teaches the science, and reps complain about field rides and order lunches. There are myriad reasons as to why the reps are the last hired and the first to be laid off.
