R ur drugs boosting ur doctor's lifestyle?
A platinum coupon if you prescribe drug `X' to 10 patients. A gold coupon if you prescribe brand `Y' to 25 patients. The more coupons you get, the
greater your chances of winning. The prizes: cars, frost-free refrigerators, television sets, digital cameras and silver coins.
If you knew your doctor was a contestant for these prizes Or getting beneficiated / kinda gifted from drug manufacturer for prescribing you their brand of drug , how confident would you feel that what has been prescribed to you is what you need, not what improves his chances in the contest ?
Source - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3837323.cms?TOI_mostemailed
Cheers - catsniper
yes alchemy its global thingy...LOL
Moving on is simple; it's what you leave behind that makes it so difficult .
hey supernurse. "I notice where the article comes from.......nuff said...." what do you mean by that? i think you did not read the full article. its a universal phenomenon,
Some of the recent big cases of unethical practices in US
October 2008: Biotech firm Cephalon had to pay $425 million.
Charge: Company gave millions of dollars of grants for continuing medical education (CME) programs to promote off-label uses of its drugs and gave illegal kickbacks to physicians.
January 2008: Neurosurgeon Patrick Chan, had to pay $1.5 million
Charge: Took hefty kickbacks from medical-device suppliers
September 2007: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company had to pay $515 million.
Charge: Paid illegal remuneration to physicians and other healthcare providers in the form of consulting fees, other programs and travel to luxurious resorts to get them to promote BMS drugs.
September 2007: Five orthotics companies accounting for nearly 95% of hip and knee surgical implants in the US paid $310 million.
Charge: Paid surgeons thousands of dollars per year as consulting contracts and lavished trips and expensive perks to get them to choose their products.
Errmm well I know it doesn't happen in the UK because an organisation called NICE would have something to say about this!
it is a common feature in many countries. Thats how the pharmaceutical companies market their products.
Super I believe there are drug distributing companies which giveway various kinda gifts to doctors / pharmacists in QATAR also.
Moving on is simple; it's what you leave behind that makes it so difficult .
well i think a medicine student should study an extra year of "ethical studies" before going to the pre-medical then medical program..
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Emad certainly wont have confidence on such doctorts. I think there should be state law to prevent these kind marketing practises in drug industry. And afterall its scared profession. What exactly we can do? Am seriously thinking ..Hmmmm
Moving on is simple; it's what you leave behind that makes it so difficult .
I notice where the article comes from.......nuff said....
well thanks catsniper.. but wat would ur answer be.. ?
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