Sun, Feb-27-05, 13:01
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Originally Posted by msk
Someone on this thread said doctors get a kick back from pharmaceutical companies when they perscribe a drug. If that is true it makes sense. Where can I get more information on this? Thanks, Marianne
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Marianne, being married to a doctor, I can assure you that they don't get kickbacks for prescribing a certain medication.
The reasons are very complex, I believe. I'm sure I haven't even touched the surface. However, continuing education for doctors is essentially done through Pharmaceuticals, so there is a lot of control in what they "present" as important. Furthermore, thyroid education comes down to medical schools. Doctors are simply regurgitating what they're taught in school. It's the special ones that go out on their own (in some cases risking their license to practice) to learn about how to correctly treat thyroid problems. Schools are very much controlled by the pharmaceuticals. In essence, it's much more lucrative to prescribe 5 different medications for 5 different problems, than 1 medication for a slew of different problems. Yanno?
Anyway, that's my take on it. The antidepressant is always the last resort attempt to get someone out of your office when the doctor doesn't know what's wrong.
Last edited by wcollier : Sun, Feb-27-05 at 14:14.
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