Tuesday, 3 March 2015

Pharmaceutical marketing to doctors harms our profession and our patients

Pharmaceutical marketing to doctors harms our profession and our patients In a time of phone hacking, expenses scandals and bankers bonuses, doctors have an opportunity to justify their position as the most trusted profession.

There aren’t that many perks to being a doctor. Yes, the pay is good and it can be genuinely rewarding. But we’re made to work long and hard, while overstretched services and reams of paperwork have left us with sagging morale. Even our once beloved pensions are on their way out, replaced by a much less favourable package.

But for all its grievances, the medical profession can always seek solace in that most medical of benefits – the free drug lunch. Continue reading... The Guardian

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