Posted by Tabitha on August 2, 2016, at 12:57:07
In reply to Re: Why do doctors push antipsychotics so hard?, posted by shadowtom2 on August 1, 2016, at 18:30:35
> I came across an article yesterday that was written by a woman who's worked both as a pharmacist and as a medical science liaison for a major pharmaceutical company, and the article described how pharmaceutical companies attempt to influence the prescribing decisions that doctors make by targeting those doctors who are considered to be "key opinion leaders" in their fields. You might be interested in reading it. Here's a link:
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> http://www.madinamerica.com/2016/07/did-i-choose-the-wrong-profession/It's really unfortunate that those tactics are used and I don't doubt that they influence prescribing trends. I'd like to see regulation and/or standards of professional ethics create some push-back.
I had a head-desk moment at the end of that article though. She leaps from seeing that the pharmaceutical industry is inefficient and borderline corrupt, to counselling people to replace their medications with "the healing powers of food, sunlight, exercise, sleep, and community." As if a healthy lifestyle will eliminate that pesky bipolar disorder, OCD, GAD, etc.
Maybe it's a generational thing. She can't recall the days when people lived healthy lifestyles yet still suffered from untreated mental illness.
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