Comments on: How Big Pharma spends $20 billion a year on marketing their drugs to you

By: Rin Tin

Rin Tin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:35:13 +0000

It should be noted that Big Pharma is not only marketing to “YOU” but to your doctors, who are buying this hook, line and sinker. I’m sure my doctor gets most if not all of his information about which medications to prescribe to his patients from the drug sales reps who call on him.

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By: Arlene

Arlene — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 06:14:13 +0000

Incredible. Are we and our physicians like helpless sheep against the power of this kind of marketing muscle?

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By: RN in UK

RN in UK — Mon, 10 May 2010 03:13:55 +0000

These numbers are mind-numbingly huge. An industry that’s bigger and more powerful than any of us could imagine. Thanks for this.

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By: P.Eng.

P.Eng. — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:31:46 +0000

Interesting to see it all so concisely itemized like this. Astounding amounts of cash here….

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By: Dave Dunne

Dave Dunne — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:46:07 +0000

“Industry-funding of CME has been getting some negative attention lately, with some physicians and academics calling for public disclosure of who pays for what.”

I would certainly hope so. He who pays the piper plays the tune. Industry funding of our doctors’ education is just plain inappropriate no matter how they try to fluff it off.

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