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On Tue, 13 May 2008 12:30:14 -0700, Darren New wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Well, personally, I've had a problem with the pharma companies
>> advertising "ask your doctor of Vaxodrine is right for you" - the
>> doctor's the professional, let THEM make that determination.
>
> The drug company is basically saying "tell your doctor we have a new
> drug."
Because the doctor hasn't already received a thousand flyers for it, or a
paid golf holiday?
> The best commercials are the ones where they tell your doctor to
> ask about it, but don't even tell you what kind of illness it treats.
Yeah.....
>> in the medical field) and push drugs that aren't really needed or
>> appropriate. Well, *some* do, not all. Obviously there are some
>> responsible doctors out there.
>
> Yeah. Part of it is the insurance bit - doctors don't get paid much for
> seeing patients compared to treating patients.
True....
> Pretty much everything where the person paying isn't the person getting
> the benefits if f'ed up in the same way. Everything from
> advertising-driven media to US medicine to indirect-tax-funded services.
Wholeheartedly agree with that. I just think it's particularly bad when
the advertisers are messing with people's health.
Jim
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