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But, they all have access to knowledge bases and information and guidelines provided by the government.
by disordinary 8y ago
But, they all have access to knowledge bases and information and guidelines provided by the government.
- refurb 8y agoThat is true, but setting aside time to do research is a much bigger hurdle than taking 10-15 min to listen to someone give you the highlights. And in case anyone was wondering, doctors are very skeptical of drug reps and always verify anything they say before believing it. But it gives them a starting point.
- stinkbug 8y ago"always verify". Well that's obviously not a true statement but (not singling you out) I wonder why there is such a compulsion to defend the honor, as it were, of medical doctors. It's not exactly the same as pharma, but in the medical device field salespeople are commonly in operating theatres. Clearly the surgeons doing this do not have time to "verify" what they are being told. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/why-is-that-salesperson-in-the-operating-room-for-your-knee-replacement/2016/11/14/ab8172fa-78e6-11e6-beac-57a4a412e93a_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/why-i... Americans would do well to stop idolizing doctors and realize that huge numbers of them are lazy, incompetent shills who routinely do a lot of preventable damage.