A*******s
发帖数: 9638 | 1 THE SUNSHINE ACT
I confess! I did it! I ate lunch with a representative from a
pharmaceutical company (drug rep). Yes, I confess, most days of the week I
eat lunch with drug reps. I take 15 minutes between patients to sit and eat
and listen. Drug reps provide the lunch. They teach me about their newest
products, both the risks and benefits of their medications.
In an effort to disparage my profession, the government has passed the
Sunshine Act. They are going to publish, on the internet, the names of
doctors who dine with drug reps. The inference is that the pharmaceutical
companies are buying my business. The inference is that doctors are cheap
whores and will sell out their patients for a pad of paper, a pen with a
product name on it (both now banned by law) or a lunch (still legal).
In the business world, it is called a business lunch. It is a long accepted
business practice. A businessman extols the benefits of his product and
hopes to sell his wares. In the world of government, the drug reps
equivalent is the lobbyist. The lobbyist has unlimited funds to spend on
congressional leaders. They provide trips to exotic places, extravagant
dinners, and contributions to campaign funds. Luckily, congressional
leaders are too ethical to sell out their constituents for tens of thousands
of dollars in trips and campaign funds.
In the medical world, the drug rep follows a carefully scripted, FDA
approved, sales pitch/educational experience. Yes, the FDA regulates what
the drug rep can say and can’t say. Those regulations are based on
scientific research and proven results. If the drug rep varies from the
highly censored script the FDA approves, it is a crime punishable by tens of
thousands of dollars.
The time I spend eating lunch with the drug rep is time well spent. As your
doctor, I need to stay current on the latest treatment options. I only
have so much time during a day to study so I use the web, conferences,
journals and even drug reps. I am trained to analyze research and capable
of differentiating between what is sales pitch and what is fact. My
patients benefit from the knowledge imparted by the rep as well as sample
medication and discount cards left by the drug rep.
While I’m confessing, I confess that I am a teacher and am paid to teach
about various medical topics. The same pharmaceutical companies that send
reps to my office hire me to go to lunches and dinner with other doctors and
teach them about the latest research and uses of their medication. There
is another website that posts how much money pharmaceutical companies pay me
for my time and expertise. I am embarrasses to admit that it is a
remarkably small sum, but I love teaching so I will continue to do so.
So now you know the truth. Your doctor teaches, for which he is paid. That
’s nothing new. I hope that each of you has found that your office visits
are most often like going to class. Your doctor spends most of his work
lunches studying how to be a better doctor. As your doctor, I am proud to
have the opportunity to learn and to teach. Most of all, I am proud to care
for you. |
A*******s
发帖数: 9638 | 2 下个月开始， 我们不得不跟drug rep说再见了。 |
a*********d
发帖数: 2763 | 3 我觉得我自从毕业以后，我的老师就是专业网站和drug rep，呵呵 |
h*******l
发帖数: 1542 | 4 我自从10岁以后，就没有吃过一片药片。我都不知道药片长什么样子了。 哈哈 |
A*******s
发帖数: 9638 | 5 真的是这样的，
I hate sunshine act. 一帮idiots！
【在 a*********d 的大作中提到】
: 我觉得我自从毕业以后，我的老师就是专业网站和drug rep，呵呵
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a*********d
发帖数: 2763 | 6 不过我也不爱吃drug rep lunch，为了一个三明治要站在那里敷衍半天，他们也不容易
，大多数前都给各种行政人员或者nurse，MA啥的吃了，真正来的医生都很少，而且还
来去匆匆的。
我每次都是让他们到我办公室谈十分钟，把某个药跟我讲讲，给我留点paper，效果不
错 |
a*********d
发帖数: 2763 | 7 一看你就是不行医不懂什么话忌讳，不知道我们行内有个不成文的规矩，就是不 jinx
yourself，比如医生值班就不会说“哇我运气好好，今天没收急诊”，说不定话音未落
就来一个，外科医生也不一定不会说”我最牛鼻，刀下从来不死人“
你赶紧找个木头去敲敲。你想混什么圈子，不是天天混在人家论坛里就行的。
【在 h*******l 的大作中提到】
: 我自从10岁以后，就没有吃过一片药片。我都不知道药片长什么样子了。 哈哈
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h*******l
发帖数: 1542 | 8 你看，我又从美美这里学习了一个医生的习惯。我以后遵守这不成文的规矩。谢谢
jinx
【在 a*********d 的大作中提到】
: 一看你就是不行医不懂什么话忌讳，不知道我们行内有个不成文的规矩，就是不 jinx
: yourself，比如医生值班就不会说“哇我运气好好，今天没收急诊”，说不定话音未落
: 就来一个，外科医生也不一定不会说”我最牛鼻，刀下从来不死人“
: 你赶紧找个木头去敲敲。你想混什么圈子，不是天天混在人家论坛里就行的。
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a*********d
发帖数: 2763 | 9 扑通晕倒
【在 h*******l 的大作中提到】
: 你看，我又从美美这里学习了一个医生的习惯。我以后遵守这不成文的规矩。谢谢
:
: jinx
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f******w
发帖数: 10267 | |
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a*********d
发帖数: 2763 | 11 转载的，我上个星期刚看过，呵呵
【在 f******w 的大作中提到】
: 老大，这个是你写的还是转载的？
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A*******s
发帖数: 9638 | 12 我注明是ZZ。
我来个原创吧。
【在 f******w 的大作中提到】
: 老大，这个是你写的还是转载的？
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C*****D
发帖数: 1299 | 13 今天和一小日本医生聊天。他说在日本私立医院收红包是合法的。
一中东医生更绝，说私立医院国家不定价。
I
eat
newest
【在 A*******s 的大作中提到】
: THE SUNSHINE ACT
: I confess! I did it! I ate lunch with a representative from a
: pharmaceutical company (drug rep). Yes, I confess, most days of the week I
: eat lunch with drug reps. I take 15 minutes between patients to sit and eat
: and listen. Drug reps provide the lunch. They teach me about their newest
: products, both the risks and benefits of their medications.
: In an effort to disparage my profession, the government has passed the
: Sunshine Act. They are going to publish, on the internet, the names of
: doctors who dine with drug reps. The inference is that the pharmaceutical
: companies are buying my business. The inference is that doctors are cheap
|
C*****D
发帖数: 1299 | 14 卖金融产品和保险的还可以来。
I
eat
newest
【在 A*******s 的大作中提到】
: THE SUNSHINE ACT
: I confess! I did it! I ate lunch with a representative from a
: pharmaceutical company (drug rep). Yes, I confess, most days of the week I
: eat lunch with drug reps. I take 15 minutes between patients to sit and eat
: and listen. Drug reps provide the lunch. They teach me about their newest
: products, both the risks and benefits of their medications.
: In an effort to disparage my profession, the government has passed the
: Sunshine Act. They are going to publish, on the internet, the names of
: doctors who dine with drug reps. The inference is that the pharmaceutical
: companies are buying my business. The inference is that doctors are cheap
|
C*****D
发帖数: 1299 | 15 卖金融产品和保险的还可以来。
I
eat
newest
【在 A*******s 的大作中提到】
: THE SUNSHINE ACT
: I confess! I did it! I ate lunch with a representative from a
: pharmaceutical company (drug rep). Yes, I confess, most days of the week I
: eat lunch with drug reps. I take 15 minutes between patients to sit and eat
: and listen. Drug reps provide the lunch. They teach me about their newest
: products, both the risks and benefits of their medications.
: In an effort to disparage my profession, the government has passed the
: Sunshine Act. They are going to publish, on the internet, the names of
: doctors who dine with drug reps. The inference is that the pharmaceutical
: companies are buying my business. The inference is that doctors are cheap
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