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> It's too early to say. Obviously the idea is to get her off it if possible. You understand that the people who sold you that drug have a vested interest in m
by jacobgkau 11mo ago
> It's too early to say. Obviously the idea is to get her off it if possible.
You understand that the people who sold you that drug have a vested interest in making sure it's not possible and/or that you & she think it's not possible, right?
- amanaplanacanal 11mo agoYou think the pediatrician is getting a kickback for prescribing it?
- mrguyorama 11mo agoI'm big on medications for brain stuff but uh yes, in the US, doctors get lots of kickbacks for prescribing drugs. Usually this takes the form of "I'm prescribing you with <Brand> instead of generic" or "I'm prescribing you this specific drug from this class of drug" https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/ https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/
- ksenzee 11mo agoOkay, but nobody is paying doctors to prescribe medications like sertraline and fluoxetine that have been generic for years and are cheap as dirt.
- dragonwriter 11mo ago> doctors get lots of kickbacks for prescribing drugs. From your own source: "In 2024: $172 or more in general payments have been received by half of physicians." Even if all of those payments count as kickbacks, a median of $172 in a year (significantly less than 0.1% of the median physician's annual pay) is not "a lot of kickbacks".