I should note that I think some drugs are overpriced, but it's just plain ignorant to pretend that Pfizer should be charging the customer literally ONLY what the cost of the active drug ingredient is.)
Hahahah! Yes. I mean, I totally agree that drug companies often overprice their drugs and do shady things to keep patents going, etc etc. But since my salary comes from R&D money to make those drugs get to the market in the first place...Does she also think eBooks and music should be free, since there's no book or CD involved? (I support them being CHEAPER due to those things, but surely not free)
Advertising drugs, from what I understand, is bad for their costs. But the active ingredient has probably not even been shaped into pills/gelcaps...whatever, at that stage. I'm not that interested in filling my shower with antacid.
Does she also think eBooks and music should be free, since there's no book or CD involved? (I support them being CHEAPER due to those things, but surely not free)
Probably, but I'm glad I don't actually know.
Advertising drugs, from what I understand, is bad for their costs.
Ooh, yes, this very much. Especially ads to consumers. Ads to doctors are iffy (and apparently have more influence on them than I'd like), but I understand wanting to get your product and any benefits it may have over other products out there...but really it should be done in the more traditional (and still happens!) way of "Here! I am at your doctor conference for oncology with my poster about how we did a study showing our drug is better than the other drug! Stop by and read my scientific paper, if you'd like!"
"Here! I am at your doctor conference for oncology with my poster about how we did a study showing our drug is better than the other drug! Stop by and read my scientific paper, if you'd like!"
Drug companies buy very large quantities of article reprints from us for this very reason (that, and sales visits to physicians' offices). "Look! Our drug was shown in this paper to be statistically superior to placebo! You should start prescribing it!"
Well, that sounds better to me than ads. And then, ads for lawyers' settlements for the same crap that was in all the ads last year.
ads for lawyers' settlements for the same crap that was in all the ads last year.
yes, I love seeing those ads for drugs I was on a few years ago. I always think "Huh, I wonder if that's why I was taken off of it."
I happen to love Target pharmacy because of the pill bottles. I know that is frivolous.
The bottles are cool.
I was kind of shocked, really.
In 'the system sucks but some people are nice' news...the clinic called again to apologize for a second time about the prescription debacle.
Phew. I appreciate the effort, for reals.
I just left the therapist's office. I did not like her, but I did make another appointment. So, I guess I'll give it one more try.
