http://www.medrants.com/archives/2366 Contemplating medicine and the health care system Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:42:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.medrants.com/archives/2366/comment-page-1#comment-22147 drabmd Wed, 18 May 2005 06:52:31 +0000 http://medrants.com/archives/2005/05/10/what-you-really-need-to-understand-about-drug-marketing/#comment-22147 While I would not condemn all sales people, but it remains an undeniable truth that the pressure of achieving sales-targets coupled with the highly inappropriate and questionable training imparted to them makes them lose the boundary between right and wrong, as also the impact and implications of their promotional endeavors. As already pointed out, sales of medicines should not be equated to the sales of consumer goods. We, the doctors, need to put our foot down and say a big NO to the enticements of the Pharma Industry. The greed that the pharmaceutical industry has been blamed is also rampant in part of our fraternity. And that is the root cause of the Vioxx-like problems - the pharma-majors are only exploiting an inherent human weakness which plagues the doctors as well ... and don't anybody try to deny that!!! So heal thyself first ... !!! This is not to let the Pharma companies off the hook ... they are still guilty of disregarding the welfare, good-health and safety of the populace at large. They are guilty as hell ... of commercializing our very existence and life!!! But, nobody seems to talk as much about the primary guilty ... us doctors who succumb to the life-enhancements proferred by the "sponsors". Think about it ... and start pointing fingers elsewhere too !!! While I would not condemn all sales people, but it remains an undeniable truth that the pressure of achieving sales-targets coupled with the highly inappropriate and questionable training imparted to them makes them lose the boundary between right and wrong, as also the impact and implications of their promotional endeavors. As already pointed out, sales of medicines should not be equated to the sales of consumer goods. We, the doctors, need to put our foot down and say a big NO to the enticements of the Pharma Industry. The greed that the pharmaceutical industry has been blamed is also rampant in part of our fraternity. And that is the root cause of the Vioxx-like problems – the pharma-majors are only exploiting an inherent human weakness which plagues the doctors as well … and don’t anybody try to deny that!!! So heal thyself first … !!!
This is not to let the Pharma companies off the hook … they are still guilty of disregarding the welfare, good-health and safety of the populace at large. They are guilty as hell … of commercializing our very existence and life!!!
But, nobody seems to talk as much about the primary guilty … us doctors who succumb to the life-enhancements proferred by the “sponsors”. Think about it … and start pointing fingers elsewhere too !!!

]]> http://www.medrants.com/archives/2366/comment-page-1#comment-21624 Curious JD Wed, 11 May 2005 16:25:12 +0000 http://medrants.com/archives/2005/05/10/what-you-really-need-to-understand-about-drug-marketing/#comment-21624 Clearly, we need some tort reform to save the drug industry from these frivolous lawsuits. We'll have no vaccines if we don't! Clearly, we need some tort reform to save the drug industry from these frivolous lawsuits. We’ll have no vaccines if we don’t!

]]> http://www.medrants.com/archives/2366/comment-page-1#comment-21569 Marcy Tue, 10 May 2005 17:37:46 +0000 http://medrants.com/archives/2005/05/10/what-you-really-need-to-understand-about-drug-marketing/#comment-21569 Pharma is infected with greed and lies. I won't trust a salesperson, nor will I ever trust another clinical trial or journal article since Pharma has infected that area as well. Pharma is infected with greed and lies. I won’t trust a salesperson, nor will I ever trust another clinical trial or journal article since Pharma has infected that area as well.

]]> http://www.medrants.com/archives/2366/comment-page-1#comment-21568 Down and Dirty Merck • over my med body! Tue, 10 May 2005 17:04:51 +0000 http://medrants.com/archives/2005/05/10/what-you-really-need-to-understand-about-drug-marketing/#comment-21568 [...] or slow the progress of disease should stand on its own, not on $2,000 sales bonuses. [via DB’s MedRants] Leave [...] [...] or slow the progress of disease should stand on its own, not on $2,000 sales bonuses. [via DB’s MedRants] Leave [...]

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