Re:The Hidden Monopolies That Raise Drug Prices
by refurb on Thursday March 30, 2017 @03:11PM
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That's part of the doctor's job, if they can't keep up with new medical/pharma literature then they need to find a different job.
Do you know any doctors? Have you talked to them about how they spend their days? Most want to maximize the time they spend with patients. Any way they can keep up to date on the latest technology is helpful.
Re:The Hidden Monopolies That Raise Drug Prices
by dikdik on Thursday March 30, 2017 @03:27PM
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Yes, I know a TON of doctors and used to work very closely with about 50 of them.
Well the solution to your problem is not to inundate them with misleading or false information from someone whose entire base of scientific knowledge comes from employer-led seminars. The solution would be to train more doctors, so they have more time with patients AND can be more effective physicians.
Re:The Hidden Monopolies That Raise Drug Prices
by refurb on Thursday March 30, 2017 @03:53PM
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from someone whose entire base of scientific knowledge comes from employer-led seminars
You forgot to add that the scientific information is limited to the FDA approved label.
Re:The Hidden Monopolies That Raise Drug Prices
by dikdik on Thursday March 30, 2017 @06:38PM
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While it should be, it's not. There has been lawsuit after lawsuit of pharma reps that promote off label uses of drugs among many more egregious acts (typically at the behest of the pharma companies).
That's part of the doctor's job, if they can't keep up with new medical/pharma literature then they need to find a different job. Further, most doctors know taking a ton of info from a pharma rep is just asking to be misinformed. A lot of pharma sales reps have no science background and many lie about approved populations and other aspects of a drug (just see the many, many lawsuits out there).