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How would you feel if there was a drug that could save your child’s life, but you and your doctor were not allowed to be made aware of it? And since Thalidomid

• rhizome 9y ago
  Where is this dystopia of forbidden trade advertising to doctors and pharmacists? Advertising for drugs seeks to mediate the doctor's expertise and knowledge. "Hey what does it hurt if people have information?" It's not the information, it's putting in the hands of unqualified people in an area where qualified people are the best judges. I'm not limiting this to Western MDs or anything like that, there's just really no use in patients asking about xeljanz or whatever it's called. If anything, it causes ailments by suggestion. Not hypochondria per se, but something, and induced. Beyond this, I'm too lazy right now to look up drug company kickbacks to prescribing doctors, and I'm sure there's plenty, but it would probably still occur even if mass media advertising was banned.