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Re: medical advice

Posted by Dr. Bob on October 24, 2002, at 18:50:02

In reply to Re: Pharmrep shouldn't be allow to give medical advice » wcfrench, posted by Alan on October 24, 2002, at 0:39:44

> > > Unfortunately pharm rep is indeed instructing how to medicate and from a from a self-claimed position of relative authority (consistently using Forest's own documented test results as evidence) and covering themselves by saying that their advice is based on contact with what a few doctor "friends" are telling them.
> >
> > This should not be allowed, and Dr. Bob should block him if he is issuing medical advice. He is not a doctor. And even doctors who post here shouldn't issue medical advice to patients that are not their own. It should not be allowed, and it should not be listened to.
>
> Instucting the adjusting of doses and start-up proceedures and so on (under the guise that this is what their doctor "friends" are telling them) is dispensing medical advice as it is coming from a position of authority. If I had said the same thing it would be a suggestion based on my own personal experience and not prescribing information gleaned from my doctor "contacts".

Talking to doctors is what makes him an authority? Anyway:

If medical advice is advice regarding medical conditions or treatment, then it's provided here all the time. We've already discussed the alternative of allowing only doctors to post:

> > Well, this would be a completely different site if only doctors were allowed to post...
>
> Oh, you misunderstood me...or the other way around.

http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20020918/msgs/7694.html

Maybe we should just agree to disagree on this. I think the people here, especially with input (including alternative posts of view) from others, can make up their own minds as far as what, if any, advice to take.

At the same time, people who give medical advice shouldn't do so willy-nilly. What they say may conceivably be used against them. And professionals, especially, should be careful not to establish unintentional therapist-patient relationships:

http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#purpose

Bob


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