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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 09:47 AM Original message |
Doctors Reap Millions for Anemia Drugs |
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sutz12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
1. Definitely....K&R |
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blueworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
2. K&R |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
3. Violation of medical ethics. Period. |
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Jamnt (131 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
4. A few notes about these drugs... |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
5. My son, a dialysis patient, receives these drugs & they are vital to him. |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 01:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Are you happy with the FACT that doctors are being BRIBED to prescribe them? |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 01:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. That is hardly accurate in terms of dialysis patients. I cannot speak to cancer patients. |
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dbackjon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 01:51 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Right you are. |
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dbackjon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 01:51 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Right you are. |
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dbackjon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 01:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Right you are. |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:04 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. and you know this for FACT? |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Yes, I do. I spend 12 hrs every week there. The nephrologist does not BUY any drugs, so the reps |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. 12 hours a week -- what about those other 28 hours? |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:57 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. The only "allegiance" I claim is to my son's health. His medical team is a means to an end. |
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mhatrw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. So the fact that the dialysis clinic gets kickback makes it kosher? |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:15 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. I don't know anything about "kickbacks" & I fail to see how they would really work |
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ismnotwasm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 06:16 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I work in transplant |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 06:32 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Hi there! Everyone I personally know in dialysis is very conservative w/EPO, renal patients are so |
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ismnotwasm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 06:40 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Good luck! |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 06:48 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Thank you, so very much. I'm glad to hear you've done many w/IgA. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 04:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. How dare you treat your son's medical conditions. |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:03 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. LOL - Unfortunately, I see where this thread is going... |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
8. I took that drug and it was expensive as hell |
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mhatrw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. If they can give doctors 2.7 million for prescribing 9 millions worth, that's a 30% commission. |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
17. Anemia Medication?! Years ago, I had anemia & was told to buy over the counter Iron pills. |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:59 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Chemotherapy nt |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 04:11 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Yes, I saw that after I posted. So perhaps the drugs are needed...however |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:12 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Years ago, if you had a bacterial infection they gave you sulfa drugs |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 06:43 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. No, it's still standard treatment. |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 09:31 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. Okay, Okay, I was wrong, didn't realize it was for chemo. |
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StarryNite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
26. Big Pharma strikes again |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
30. Frankly, this is massively disturbing. |
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