re: Drug TV commercials aren’t made to sell drugs, but to keep the networks quiet

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Too bad though, I'd be calling every MDs office I could to get patients switched to Jardiance if I could only benefit from a free pen

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Do you sell Jardiance?

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I think the doctors’ minds are largely influenced by things other than commercials. Free lunched and dinners and such.

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The last thing I want to do at lunch or after work is spend time with a drug rep spouting off about why their drug is the best. I'd rather have lunch on my own or dinner at home with my family. Drug reps just slow me down during clinic as well. What you're describing isn't really a thing in medicine these days.

Well...now we know who are either doctors, drug reps, or work at pharma.

When's the last time you saw a tv commercial for an ACE Inhibitor or a statin?

You think doctors are getting backdoor payments from drug reps for writing you a script for Lisinopril?

Or do you think it's maybe because after years and years of telling you to lose weight, you don't do it and now you have atherosclerotic heart disease and diabetes?

The name of the drug should have to be the worst side effect. Infection of the skin of the parranium would be a great name for a drug.

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they’ll tell you to loose weight, but will do so while writing a script for an ACE Inhibitor or a statin.

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It's almost like they know most people won't make the lifestyle changes needed.

Or, hear me out on this, it may be useful to have the medication like statins while you're making the lifestyle changes.

“ What you’re describing isn’t really a thing in medicine these days”

True but I remember when it was.I was a nurse in the glory days of bribery of Drs.I hunted and fished with a couple drug reps,they drink a few beers ad they would start dropping the stories about taking Drs on hunting,fishing,golfing trips.Would get them tickets to LSU games,Saints games,stuff like that.They would have been fired if their company found out they were talking.Interesting thing,they generally despised most of the Drs.

Drug companies do it different now.I’ll use Eli Lilly and Xigris as an example.E.L,ran a shoddy trial,would pay influential Drs to allow their name to be used as a co-author,had the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine,supposedly a prestigious journal.After the study came out it was off to the races.
I remember couple Intensivists where I worked were beside themselves, they were so excited.Miracle drug answer to a big problem,
10 years later,Xigris was found to be of no benefit and was taken off the market.Eli Lilly made billions off it,NEJM made bank selling reprints of the study and some Drs were compensated handsomely to allow their names to be listed as co-authors.FDA Drs probably got bribed to approve Xigris.I don’t,know that but considering the revolving door between Pharma and FDA I suspect they got something.
One thing still goes on,drug reps will hire a credentialed Dr to give a talk about their drug.They never mention the trade name,only the generic name.
Typically it’s at a restaurant,get a nice meal out of it while the paid off Dr.gives his talk.I’ve been to a couple of those even though I wasn’t a Dr.
I know one Dr.that does it often.Reps refer to him as their “drug whore”.

Smack, it's probably your endearing personality that's been chasing them away all these years.

Relax a bit. Try pinching your next drup rep on the arse... I'm sure he'll shower you with favors.

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Well...now we know who are either doctors, drug reps, or work at pharma.

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Yes, they're the people in here telling you how things actually are and how it actually works.