I don't think I'm being unduly cynical when I say that it seems like pharmaceutical companies own doctors these days. And don't get me wrong, I'm not opposed to prescription drugs. They have their place. But it's kind of scary how, nowadays, there seems to be a pill for everything, and also, how it seems like doctors keep lowering the bar which designates when a given condition requires a medication.
Pharmaceutical companies know how to sell their product, both to doctors and consumers. (I've worked in doctors' offices. I remember when pharmaceutical company representatives dropped by. It was like Christmas! They'd bring catered lunches, pass out all kinds of goodies.) Some doctors hand out drugs like they were candy, and then, as you said, they prescribe other drugs to counteract the effects of the first drugs! And you can't read a magazine without flipping past at least five ads for prescription drugs.
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on 2006-09-01 07:20 pm (UTC)Pharmaceutical companies know how to sell their product, both to doctors and consumers. (I've worked in doctors' offices. I remember when pharmaceutical company representatives dropped by. It was like Christmas! They'd bring catered lunches, pass out all kinds of goodies.) Some doctors hand out drugs like they were candy, and then, as you said, they prescribe other drugs to counteract the effects of the first drugs! And you can't read a magazine without flipping past at least five ads for prescription drugs.