Comments on: Beware huge marketing campaigns for new drugs http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/beware-huge-marketing-campaigns-for-new.html medical blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:47:15 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Matt http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/beware-huge-marketing-campaigns-for-new.html/comment-page-1#comment-88139 Matt Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:44:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/11/beware-huge-marketing-campaigns-for-new-drugs.html#comment-88139 I refuse to see drug reps and the few occasions that I do, just reiterates the reasons that I avoid reps like the plague. They are not here to educate, they are here to sell.<br/><br/>Instead I rely on non-biased sourse of information such as prescriber's letter, up to date, and american medical seminars for my information. Unfortunately, my peers think that I'm insane for this practice... like I'm against "medical education" and staying current. I know generics aren't as sexy as the newest brand name drugs (my favorite is progenitorivox) but I really feel my patients win out in the end. I refuse to see drug reps and the few occasions that I do, just reiterates the reasons that I avoid reps like the plague. They are not here to educate, they are here to sell.

Instead I rely on non-biased sourse of information such as prescriber’s letter, up to date, and american medical seminars for my information. Unfortunately, my peers think that I’m insane for this practice… like I’m against “medical education” and staying current. I know generics aren’t as sexy as the newest brand name drugs (my favorite is progenitorivox) but I really feel my patients win out in the end.

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