Comments on: Do doctors who use social media prescribe more medications? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/do-doctors-who-use-social-media.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:59:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ina http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/do-doctors-who-use-social-media.html/comment-page-1#comment-89823 Ina Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:23:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/02/do-doctors-who-use-social-media-prescribe-more-medications.html#comment-89823 I agree with Richman, I don't think the use of social media has anything to do with the amount of medications doctors prescribe. If anything, the use of social media is a sign of of open-mindedness and new-age ideas. Newer, younger doctors that I've had the pleasure of knowing seem <i>not</i> to want to medicate every problem, or to be more interested in helping their patients find more natural alternatives that achieve similar results. <br/><br/>It could be argued, however, that social media has produced a generation of professionals and consumers who value "instant gratification" more so than generations before us. Medication is one of those things that speaks to instant gratification, trying to use science and medicine to heal and cure "faster" some things that could still heal on their own, just at a slower pace. This is the only argument I could see that would somewhat support the theory of social media encouraging more prescriptions.<br/><br/>If nothing else, it's definitely an emerging niche market for pharmaceutical companies just like you said! I agree with Richman, I don’t think the use of social media has anything to do with the amount of medications doctors prescribe. If anything, the use of social media is a sign of of open-mindedness and new-age ideas. Newer, younger doctors that I’ve had the pleasure of knowing seem not to want to medicate every problem, or to be more interested in helping their patients find more natural alternatives that achieve similar results.

It could be argued, however, that social media has produced a generation of professionals and consumers who value “instant gratification” more so than generations before us. Medication is one of those things that speaks to instant gratification, trying to use science and medicine to heal and cure “faster” some things that could still heal on their own, just at a slower pace. This is the only argument I could see that would somewhat support the theory of social media encouraging more prescriptions.

If nothing else, it’s definitely an emerging niche market for pharmaceutical companies just like you said!

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