Comments on: Doctor’s kiss and tell tale: “My 1-Year Career as a Wyeth Drug Rep”

By: The Liberty Beacon

The Liberty Beacon — Wed, 13 May 2015 20:56:13 +0000

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By: zaidpub

zaidpub — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 00:56:19 +0000

[…] Doctor’s Kiss & Tell Tale: My One-Year Career As a Drug Rep […]

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By: Carolyn Thomas

Carolyn Thomas — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 22:41:47 +0000

In reply to J Power.

You only have to look at the controversy surrounding the publication of the new DSM-5, designed to medicalize much of everyday life – thus widening the target market for pharmaceuticals. There are, however, some psychiatrists who do offer talk therapy, restricting prescription of meds to only the most severe forms of mental illness. Might require some digging to find them, but they ARE out there.

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By: J Power

J Power — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 22:21:52 +0000

The entire field of psychiatry is a house of cards built on pharmaceuticals. No one should be surprised when their psychiatrist prescribes meds at the first visit; they’ve got nothing else to offer. This way the patient quickly becomes dependant on the “expert” whose house of cards stands for another day. What a sham.

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By: Choctaw Doc's Cerebratorium

Choctaw Doc's Cerebratorium — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 02:48:46 +0000

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By: Carolyn Thomas

Carolyn Thomas — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 13:34:58 +0000

In reply to Judy.

Judy, this post is hardly about whether or not Dr. Carlat is “great” – the pervasive Big Pharma influence of marketing-based medicine as described here is well-known no matter who’s describing it.

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By: Judy

Judy — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 13:18:49 +0000

the only thing is… my psychiatrist (who does not see drug reps and who is tied into the Massachusetts psychiatric community) says Carlat only turned away from Big Pharma when he asked for more money and they rebuffed him. He may not be as great as we are led to believe.

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By: Carolyn Thomas

Carolyn Thomas — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:53:09 +0000

In reply to Karim Laribi.

Fascinating – thanks for sharing that interpretation with us!

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By: Karim Laribi

Karim Laribi — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:48:51 +0000

These stories made me think of the origin of the symbol of the medical field: the Rod of Aesculapius or even more the caduceus of Hermes.

If we contemplate this story within the historical scope and the influence of symbolism in perception of the actors of the medical field, we can find very interesting information. Thus, the Rod of Aesculapius is represented as a snake and a staff, where the snake has healing properties. And in this very matter, the snake was thought to represent the ambiguity of the pharmakon (a DUAL meaning of medicine and poison). This actually brings me back to the historical proximity of medicine, Pharmacology and the ambiguity.

So here we are, we did not change that much.
Best Regards,
Karim L ex M-D

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By: IntelliGeek

IntelliGeek — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:32:38 +0000

Very revealing story here. All patients and doctors should be educated about Dr. Carlat’s experience – my hunch is he is not alone, there are thousands of “Dr. Carlats” out there being paid by drug companies to push their drugs to other doctors.

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By: Bill's Baseboard

Bill's Baseboard — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:03:37 +0000

Wow. I had no clue. Dr. Carlat’s story of his one-year “career” as a drug rep should be required reading for all patients. We all need to know how powerful this hired influence is on our own docs. Thx Carolyn…

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