Everyone has seen numerous drug companies advertising their medications on T.V. with the list of side effects that sound far worse than any ailment they might treat.Have you ever considered what this means to the doctor? Doctors are now finding that drug company ads are leading patients to question treatment plans or diagnoses determined by the doctor because they don’t jive with the TV commercial. In an age when patients have access to more health information than they can handle, drug commercials are just adding to the problem of doctors getting increasingly challenged by their patients. Get ready….its just gonna get worse.
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#1 by Dr. Richard Muccillo on January 26th, 2010
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Good—-people are starting to get smart–they should know the truth about drugs and how dangerous they can be–otherwise , da masses are dee asses!
#2 by parmjit S Aujla, m d on January 26th, 2010
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I hope They ( THESE AD COMPANIES ) will get liscence to PRACTICE so that thay can diagnose and treat the patients too. AND let them compete with us (PHYSICIANS)
in the Health Care field. I am giving them open challenge for this competition . Let us see who can provide better treatment. Patients will provide their Judgement. Only then I can say, these ads are worth on TV or on WEB /internt.. If they can not do this then they sould leave us alone. To make money there are lots other ways not misguiding the patients and making the patients more confused. We , specially, PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS have enough work to do imposed either by Insureance companies or some new policy makers.
Thanks
P.S. Aujla, M.D.
#3 by Dr. Ray Ruginis on January 26th, 2010
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I agree with Dr. Muccillo. People should think twice about taking drugs that have terrible side effects. Drs. should be made to think about non-drug alternatives. Medicine today is done without much thought. Give the doctor a symptom and he/she gives you a drug. When was the last time the doctor gave you some advice other than take this drug??
#4 by Linda Seim, DC on January 26th, 2010
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Drug companies should not be allowed to advertise to patients. The problems with overuse of prescription drugs is compounded when patients are now asking their doctors for specific medications because it was advertised on TV!
#5 by Dr. Ray Ruginis on January 28th, 2010
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Good point by Linda.
#6 by Dr. Susan Sykes, DC on January 28th, 2010
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I agree with Linda. I think the first article in any health care reform is to ban advertising by drug companies. Drug ads give people the idea that anything can and should be fixed with drugs, whereas the research shows that many of our problems are due to lifestyle. If people would get off their fat rear ends, eat real food, get regular chiropractic adjustments and massage, stop smoking, etc, we would be a lot healthier as a nation, but the way “health care” is provided and apid for gives no incentive to either the patient or the doctor for lifestyle changes or education.
#7 by Sherry Krueger on January 28th, 2010
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Unfortunately The government and society as a whole believe that Healthcare is fixing existing problems. I think we are seeing a shift in patients wanting to prevent problems and taking personal responsibility towards that goal. Its a long road and it starts with us!
Sherry L. Krueger
Healthcare networks of America
http://www.hna-net.com