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Drug Dealers	excon	04/22/05
Hello experts: Some time ago, I posted several question about the pharmaceutical industry. I called their television adds and their marketing strategy nothing more than drug dealing. - in the worse sense of that word. The right wingers among you (Elliot) suggested that it was nothing more than ordinary good ‘ol American advertising and selling. That is true. However, I maintain that we have certain professions in this country, that don't benifit us when they "sell" their services to us. Your personal physician comes to mind. He’s not like the used car dealer who you know is looking out for his own pocketbook. Most of us assume that our doctors are looking out for OUR health - rather than THEIR own retirement. Yes, it’s prudent to seek a second MEDICAL opinion, but we don’t shop around for doctors based upon price. And I don’t want to begin. The pharmaceutical companies encourage doctors to prescribe certain medicines. How? Gifts, that’s how. TV advertising encourages US to ask for certain medicines - even though we might not know what they treat. Nope! From my point of view, I would rather my doctor prescribe a medicine solely because I need it - not because I asked for it or the pharmaceutical companies need it to be sold. Anything else is drug dealing - pure and simple. Go ahead - argue with me. excon
Clarification/Follow-up by CrimeLab on 04/22/05 8:48 am: This is getting old. What IS with you? For months now you just keep angrily chasing your tail in the dark. You ask questions, then you ask them over and over again. What new is there to tell you? Nothing revolutional happened in the few weeks since you last debated this... For cryin' out loud get a chill pill and stop sounding like a bitter old man. Company of such ain't that pleasant. Clarification/Follow-up by excon on 04/22/05 8:54 am: Hey, Crimedude: You don't want to answer? Don't answer! But, I'm not interested in your shit comments about me. excon Clarification/Follow-up by excon on 04/22/05 9:12 am: Hey again, Crimedude: How would you know what's old if you just joined on April 15, as your profile indicates? What are you hiding? Who are you? Obviously somebody who has another ID! Are you afraid to identify yourself? You lie to us, and then you cast stones at me? You're slime. I don't hide. You know who I am. I'm excon Clarification/Follow-up by CrimeLab on 04/22/05 10:51 am: Excon... No wonder you always get caught. Instead of using your brain (?) you shoot out insults... How obvious is obvious? Clarification/Follow-up by CrimeLab on 04/22/05 11:08 am: OK... Excon, you caught me. And I was a little harsh with you. I shouldn't have, it was out of line. My apologies. Clarification/Follow-up by tomder55 on 04/23/05 2:23 am: here is an investigative report about Pharmaceutical "Detail men " bribe doctors .

Summary of Answers Received	Answered On	Answered By	Average Rating
1. There is a reason why God had Paul write: 1 Tim 6:9-10 9 Pe...	04/22/05	drgade
2. nothing to argue ;you said it all . Your personal physician ...	04/22/05	tomder55
3. No argument here. I don't think the drug ads are all tha...	04/22/05	jocase
4. ex, I agree. Steve...	04/22/05	Itsdb
5. Hi excon, I discovered to my dismay, a long while back that...	04/22/05	purplewings
6. Hello: I just saw on TV, a physician who had been in the fi...	04/23/05	bal317
7. Yes, we should be getting what is needed not what is market...	04/23/05	Bishop_Chuck
8. I won't argue with you excon. Fortunately I am spared the...	04/23/05	paraclete

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