Would You Trust New Medicine To Treat Your Child?
One thing I learned from my mother: Do not always trust a doctor!!!
My mother's teachings, plus my sister being a pharmacist... I learned that doctors learn new medicines through medical representatives (med reps). These med reps are like sales representatives of the pharmacy companies selling the medicines. Their job is to be the suitor of the doctors, pharmacists, drug store companies and any other entity involving sales of medicines.
Med reps would introduce the new medicine and explain how it works. I don't know the detail of it. They would also give brochures, leaflets and some samples. The doctors on the other hand would prescribe that medicine to the patient.
Why would doctors prescribe a not-yet-tested-in-the-real-scenario medicines to their patient even to children? Well, it is the only way to know and compare it to the other tested medicines.
Would the new medicine heal the patient? Yes, it should and it must as expected by the doctor. But as a parent, are you confident enough to tell yourself that you are buying a prescribed medicine that is new to the market?
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My mother's teachings, plus my sister being a pharmacist... I learned that doctors learn new medicines through medical representatives (med reps). These med reps are like sales representatives of the pharmacy companies selling the medicines. Their job is to be the suitor of the doctors, pharmacists, drug store companies and any other entity involving sales of medicines.
Med reps would introduce the new medicine and explain how it works. I don't know the detail of it. They would also give brochures, leaflets and some samples. The doctors on the other hand would prescribe that medicine to the patient.
Why would doctors prescribe a not-yet-tested-in-the-real-scenario medicines to their patient even to children? Well, it is the only way to know and compare it to the other tested medicines.
Would the new medicine heal the patient? Yes, it should and it must as expected by the doctor. But as a parent, are you confident enough to tell yourself that you are buying a prescribed medicine that is new to the market?
