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Re:The Hidden Monopolies That Raise Drug Prices by Retric on Thursday March 30, 2017 @01:48PM (#13997405)
There are only ~50 new drugs a year, and many of those are highly specialized. So, it's really not hard to keep up with new drugs. The hard part is actually staying fresh on all the existing knowledge that you don't use regularly and some changes to best practices.
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Re:The Hidden Monopolies That Raise Drug Prices by refurb on Thursday March 30, 2017 @03:12PM (#13998057)
You realize that new data comes out on drugs constantly? Even drugs launched 10 years ago. Just take a look at all the medical journals.

It's not a one-and-done thing with learning about drugs.

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Re:The Hidden Monopolies That Raise Drug Prices by Retric on Thursday March 30, 2017 @03:25PM (#13998168)
Yes, but again it's not about "keeping up on the latest pharmaceuticals" that's small chunk of time. The changing landscape of existing drugs that have been out for 2+ years is much larger than the number of 'new' drugs.

Look into AIDS medications for example and pills are often a mix of 2+ existing drugs that work well together. And again, GP's rarely have to worry about the new Cancer drugs etc.

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