Watch ABC's Primetime this Thursday night, 2/28

[Guest guest]

We have all heard about the drug company kick-backs,

it is great to see a major network finally exposing

this practice. This segment is called " Influencing

Doctors " , How Pharmaceutical Companies use enticement

to " Educate " Physicians. By Brian Ross and David W.

Scott. Primetime goes undercover to Lavish Parties

given for doctors by pharmaceutical companies. They

expose " perks " such as cruises, all expense paid

vacations, professional sports game tickets, ski

trips, and monies upward to $10,000.00 per year, all

given by drug companies to doctors who promote and use

their products. 6 billion dollars is spent annually

for what the drug companies call " educating doctors " ,

driving up the cost of prescription drugs and

corrupting the practice of medicine.

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[Guest guest]

your dad's a doctor ?

 

Michele at Home wrote:

> Very interesting that they are doing a show on this. We've known about it

> for a long time. My dad often said drugs would be much cheaper for the

> public if they'd stop those practices. He had several drug companies offer

> to give him $100 for a 10 minute survey on the phone! I never remember him

> accepting anything large from a drug company, all he ever had were the pens

> He definitely didn't go on any cruises etc from a drug company. But I

> guess a small town dr doesn't get many of the larger offers from the drug

> companies.

>

 

 

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[Guest guest]

S'ok

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Jane Eliza <jane

 

Thu, 28 Feb 2002 13:09:07 +1100

 

Re: Watch ABC's Primetime this Thursday night,

2/28

 

 

ah ... sorry Michele .... I thought that was going to another list !!

I have another friend called Michele on a list where we're also

discussing this topic !!

 

Jane :-))

 

Jane Eliza wrote:

> your dad's a doctor ?

>

> Michele at Home wrote:

>

>>Very interesting that they are doing a show on this. We've known about it

>>for a long time. My dad often said drugs would be much cheaper for the

>>public if they'd stop those practices. He had several drug companies offer

>>to give him $100 for a 10 minute survey on the phone! I never remember him

>>accepting anything large from a drug company, all he ever had were the pens

>> He definitely didn't go on any cruises etc from a drug company. But I

>>guess a small town dr doesn't get many of the larger offers from the drug

>>companies.

>>

>>

>

>

 

 

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