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Originally Posted by fintstone
What leads you to believe that doctors are “in the pocket” of pharma?
Where would you expect people who worked at FDA onocolgy to work after leaving? McDonalds?
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I do believe this is accurate when rephrased as "big pharma is in the pocket of Doctors".
It's in a Dr's best personal financial interest to prescribe a medication. Drug company makes money, they make money, and if the patient get's hooked...it's recurring revenue for both... win win $$
This is why the US is the most "prescribed" and one of the least healthy countries globally. (Let's not discuss the gov't driven food processing industry designed to get and keep people unhealthy to drive the need for Dr's and the big pharma that backs them up) I'd argue we are in the poorest health globally if you consider the wealth and "programs" that are supposed to be "helping" and "educating" people to stay healthy.
I'd like to think I'm speaking from experience also. Had back surgery about 18mo ago. Dr hands me 2 Rx's, Oxy and Cyclobenzoprine (muscle relaxer)...told me I MUST take them as prescribed, for 2 weeks, and he'd determine whether or not I could get off them at my 2wk follow-up. REALLY!? Take Opiods for 2 weeks just because...sounds like just long enough to start a nice habit...
I took them for 2 days, and stopped because the side effects were intolerable and there was truly no noticeable difference in pain when on them. DR office calls 3 days in...because they know...to ask if they could prescribe more meds for the constipation the opiate caused. Wasn't that thoughtful.
I ditched the drugs, drank some tequila and rested...
The Dr is a "top 3" Lumbar Surgeon in the USA...