BMJ 2008;336:2-3 (5 January).
Proton pump inhibitors have been a tremendous therapeutic advance and have transformed the lives of patients with previously intractable symptoms, say editorialists Ian Forgacs and Aathavan Loganayagam. But the drugs are being overused, and side effects – although rare – should not be overlooked.
Rapid Response by Dr Raymond C Seidler, GP, NSW, [...]
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Rapid Responses to: Doctors must not be lapdogs to drug firms
Posted in Rapid Response, bmj, drug companies, health, news on September 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Of course Adriane Fugh-Berman is correct that we need to bite something tender and to get out of that lap.
But we are fighting the wrong beast. The beast is not the pharmaceutical industry – it is ourselves.
We, as doctors, have created the atmosphere which has allowed companies to malfunction. We have allowed industry to subvert [...]
