Comments on: The hidden cost of medications http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2004/09/hidden-cost-of-medications.html medical blog Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:35:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2004/09/hidden-cost-of-medications.html/comment-page-1#comment-51677 Anonymous Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:08:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2004/09/the-hidden-cost-of-medications.html#comment-51677 how does a patient deal with a doctor that states, when a cheaper alternative drug is offered, "if their childern loved them, they would buy the more expensive drug." doctors need to not only be aware of the financial burden of long term drug thearpy, but also not undermine family relationships. how does a patient deal with a doctor that states, when a cheaper alternative drug is offered, “if their childern loved them, they would buy the more expensive drug.” doctors need to not only be aware of the financial burden of long term drug thearpy, but also not undermine family relationships.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2004/09/hidden-cost-of-medications.html/comment-page-1#comment-51664 Anonymous Tue, 21 Sep 2004 22:23:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2004/09/the-hidden-cost-of-medications.html#comment-51664 compliance with an expensive drug regimine isn't the only problem here, (IMHO), you also have compliance problems with other treatment regimines as well.<br /><br />how many patients chance diet habits even though they know being overweight leads to all sorts of problems? how may exercise daily? how many patients faithfully take pills that are needed 3 times daily? how many paitents finish their antibiotics after they feel well, even if their doctor insists on it?<br /><br />expensive drugs are only one part of the solution and only one part of the problem in modern medicine.<br /><br />cheers,<br />jeet compliance with an expensive drug regimine isn’t the only problem here, (IMHO), you also have compliance problems with other treatment regimines as well.

how many patients chance diet habits even though they know being overweight leads to all sorts of problems? how may exercise daily? how many patients faithfully take pills that are needed 3 times daily? how many paitents finish their antibiotics after they feel well, even if their doctor insists on it?

expensive drugs are only one part of the solution and only one part of the problem in modern medicine.

cheers,
jeet

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