Drug companies

[Guest guest]

Chris,

 

You said " I believe it is our duty to spread the truth of what drugs are

doing to

our society and do what ever we can to strip the hold they seem to have in

our

world " I just recently had an experience colored by the drug companies. I

just wanted to drop off cards and shake hands with a physician who had

suggested getting acupuncture to her patient with back pain. I was told to

bring

lunch for the office staff because that's what the drug reps do. This was not

for

an inservice or any presentation, but just to drop off cards and meet the

doctor. I didn't go, but WOW, what an insight into the grip the drug companies

have.

Diane Bryson

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

> You said " I believe it is our duty to spread the truth of what drugs are

> doing to

> our society and do what ever we can to strip the hold they seem to have in

> our

> world " I just recently had an experience colored by the drug companies. I

> just wanted to drop off cards and shake hands with a physician who had

> suggested getting acupuncture to her patient with back pain. I was told

> to bring

> lunch for the office staff because that's what the drug reps do. This

> was not for

> an inservice or any presentation, but just to drop off cards and meet the

> doctor. I didn't go, but WOW, what an insight into the grip the drug

> companies

> have.

 

At least they didn't want to charge you a co-pay as well for just seeing

the doctor for a couple of minutes It's amazing to think that the

expectations are already set by corporations within the healing

community. And here I was thinking that Doctors went into practice to

help people first and foremost.

 

The US medical system is severely messed up. I've been seriously

considering extending my own medical knowledge and ability by going to

nursing college or following a biology/anatamy-based degree at

university, but the more I look at the established medical community,

the more I don't want to. The primary reason I'd like to do so is that

I'd be able to build trust in the local community because I'd have the

credentialing of Western medicine, and then I could introduce CAM

therapies. Of course, the problem with this is the crossover of scope of

practice between different areas. If I had the money, time and patience

I'd go to Med school, and become a Doctor of Osteopathy and then could

prescribe treatments of multiple types, and perhaps try to make changes

to the way that people are currently treated. Quite frankly, the debt

burden for something like that scares me.

 

The other part is that here in the State of Ohio, massage (and tui na

which falls under the same category) is regulated as a limited branch of

medicine. I have to be very careful what I do in the future practice so

that I can continue to practice therapeutic/medical massage in the

future. As long as I'm licensed and follow the rules I have a pretty

open scope of practice (no high velocity/low amplitude adjustments for

me, but I can make slow adjustments). There are a number of docs in the

area though that are using more and more holistic techniques though,

which is a good thing.

 

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Jason Paul McCartan - jasonm

[Guest guest]

hi there

 

the drug company scenario re: lunches for meetings with docs has been the

norm in the UK for over two decades........mercenary but true, but not the

majority of docs........some are conducive and more patient- orientated & open -

minded.

 

'hope springs eternal' :-))

 

jacqui

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(Jacqueline Clelland

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