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For simple strep infections, a penicillin derivative should have worked ok. It would be tough to say why the physician made the choice he/she did, since I wasn't there to see the patient. The main factor in cost to the patient for drugs is your healthcare plan. If a drug is on your plan as one of the preferred ones then you pay less money, if it is either restricted on your plan or not covered at all then you pay more. Your physician should be familiar with which are the best choices for a given situation given the choice of drugs provided by the insurance plan.
To answer the other question, no we get nothing back out of a prescription. The drug reps will sometimes bring a lunch into the office in exchange for some time to talk about their drug and they will often leave free samples for the patients in the office, but other than that...nothing.
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Rick
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