Here's a reality check

[malaise]

You cannot have Big Pharma and M$Greedia making billions by suggesting to people (all fucking day and night) that they tell their doctors to use Big Pharma's products and not expect the bullshit hospitals and clinics are now facing with all these ridiculous so called cures.

Add to that the former president aka the Slobfather (and his goons) telling people to use Lysol, bleach and lights as cures.

There is no respect for science, medicine, reason or restraint. Knowledge has been rejected.

[Wounded Bear]

1. Indeed! Advertising obscure prescription drugs leads to this kind of shit...

people thinking because they've seen a few ads and some facebook posts that they know about medicine.

[malaise]

3. Precisely

Profit by any means leads to this mess

[genxlib]

2. That has occurred to me as well

The system of advertising encouraging patients to tell Doctors how to treat them has seriously undermined Doctors.

But in fairness, the behind-the-scenes way that those same people try to convince Doctors what to prescribe is just as messed up.

[Wounded Bear]

4. I believe that kind of advertising is not allowed in most other countries...nt

[malaise]

5. Tell me about it

A doctor I know told me she was offered a free Caribbean cruise by a large international pharma company.

[Ohio Joe]

6. I've noticed an odd trend in drug commercials...

Over the last year... Maybe year and a half... Drug commercials on youtube are more frequently not saying what the drug is to be used to treat. Even from the context of what is shown in the commercial I have no idea. I guess maybe the goal is to get people to ask doctors about them? I don't know... I only talk to my doctor about drugs when he thinks about prescribing them for me. Heh, he always knows I want to know details, pro's, con's and alternatives

[malaise]

8. For profit health are fqom start to finish

Eff the consequences.
I'm like you - I expect my doctor to tell me everything I need to know about the drug,but I am not recommending a drug to the doctor - that's her/his job.

[pandr32]

7. Excellent point!