On 8/22/2013 8:13 AM, Paul Braun wrote:
> I read an article where those ads are really starting to irritate doctors.
Starting????
> What's essentially happening is that the PharmCo's are tossing out
> symptoms, getting you to convince yourself that you have whatever it is
> they're talking about, and then telling you to go tell your doctor that
> drug "X" is what you need. Essentially, taking diagnosis away from the
> physician and putting it in the hands of marketing.
Been going on for years; accelerated with allowing TV ads
> And I'm convinced that a lot of these new "syndromes" are totally fabricated
> to sell more new
> drugs.
Again, not new. Take a read at Manufacturing Depression, by Gary Greenberg.
Old Hat Moose
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