Is That Prescription Really What You Need For Good Health?

It's hard to say no more, if your doctor has prescribed the most effective drug for your condition if you also need medication, or if he or she is prescribing a pill because of an expected kick-backs. And if so, will help the pill, or kill, perhaps?

Consumers do not want to believe that their doctors prescribe medications based on kick-backs and goodies they receive from pharmaceutical companies, but most have long known that it was true.

Together with cash bonuses and benefits such as small lunch delivered to the office, free samples, etc. high-producing medical conferences are invited to high-end places, where they are treated like a king. Together with all expenses-paid trips, they receive such benefits as free golf, massages and fine meals.

As we do not understand before was that it was illegal, but the pharmaceutical company believes that the payment of fines for this conduct as a "cost of doing business." Even during the investigation and negotiation of fines for the unlawful conduct by pharmaceutical companies have continued to investigate the practice is not currently using drugs.

The current 2.3 billion U.S. dollars fine for the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Pfitzer Inc., is apparently the result of taking this marketing year just a little too far. As well as promoting illegal doctors prescribe drugs for their intended use, Pfitzer started promoting their pills for uses that have not been addressed, approved by the FDA, in cans, not had, as have been safe. For example,

, was approved the drug Bextra for arthritis, but it proved Pfizer Seller encouraged physicians in acute pain, and operations. In addition, encouraged to doses that were above the permitted maximum. Then, in 2005 the drug was pulled from the market to show that it increases the risk of heart attack, stroke and death.

The idea that medical drugs are based on claims by requiring sellers - even without reading the reports and studies and determining their proper use and safety - is appalling.

Consumer advocates had hoped that bringing the size of the punishment these dangerous and illegal practices to a halt. But somehow the fact that Pfizer does currently negotiating to buy Wyeth for 68 billion U.S. dollars is their 2.3 billion U.S. dollars fine, seems like a more insignificant "cost of doing business."

My question is: "Why were not confronted the doctors who prescribed the monetary benefits and accepted bribes - and drugs - with fines and /or public shame?"

The bottom line for all consumers should be this: Do your own research. Before you take medication, read all the materials contained in the package, then go online to see what else you can find them. What are you in your body affects your health and well-, so you need to take responsibility for it.

 

M. G. Cliff is a freelance copywriter with a strong interest in natural health. She enjoys writing for a variety of companies who promote health and well-being through safe, natural products and practices. Marte's natural health site, http://www.pharmfreehealth.com, presents natural alternatives to pharmaceuticals, health warnings, news about health-giving foods, and more.

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