Have Pharmaceutical Companies Gone Too Far Influencing Our Drugs?
By PSAuthority on Sep 11, 2008 in Plastic Surgery Treatment
Have pharmaceutical companies gone too far in influencing what your doctor prescribes to you?
Do politics and gift giving and gift taking have more to do with your prescription drugs than good medical practice?
“We should all get together and say ‘enough!’” says Dr. Catherine DeAngelis, editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Well, I said ‘enough!’ a long time ago.
In fact, I say it every afternoon when those long, often times boring, drug commercials start their cycle from 4 P.M. onwards.
I said ‘enough!’ while I’m eating dinner and I’m exposed to yet another new disease like RLS, that I’ve never heard of and frankly, don’t care about.
What exactly is Restless Leg Syndrome anyway?
I’m tired of watching patients struggle to breath, paint, walk or run, work, play with their grandchildren or their dogs, and otherwise get on with their normal lives until they start taking _________.
But it’s comforting to know doctors are getting fed up too.
Have pharmaceutical companies gone too far in their influence over doctors and us?
Read Medical schools, journals, specialty groups fight to rein in drug industry’s influence
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