Reply #37: The problem is the contradiction between bad behavior and good drugs. [View All]

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You're right about big-pharma, management is a bunch of losers.

As far as what they produce, it's often times quite helpful. The one thing you can be confident of is that MDs, psychiatrists in particular, have, for the most part, health skepticism about big pharma and their claims. They also have liability in case their patient's either get sicker or fail to improve. This is the ultimate regulation.

There are a few docs who will push the wrong drug. The Neurontin fiasco proves that.

These are the minority of doctors. If you get a good doc and you ask intelligent questions, you're likely to get help and not get screwed. The docs don't like big pharma any more than you do.

Stay skeptical but don't deprive yourself of medical care you may need (for any reason). If you do, then big pharma really screws you.